unfire

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unfire

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From un- + fire.

verb unfires · unfiring · unfired

transitive Hypothetically, to undo the firing of (a weapon). You can't unfire a gun.
transitive To hire again (a person who was fired). J. J. Jameson: [talking to Peter Parker] Where you been? Looked for you all morning! Why don't you pay your phone bill? Mad scientist goes berserk and we don't have pictures! […] Where were you? Photographing squirrels? You're fired! Receptionist: Chief, the planetarium party. J. J. Jameson: Oh, rig

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"unfire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unfire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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unfire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unfire

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"unfire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unfire.

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@misc{unfire_2026,
  title = {unfire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unfire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}