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unfound¹

Rhymes with -aʊnd

adjective

  1. not comparable Not found.

unfound²

Rhymes with -aʊnd

verb unfounds · unfounding · unfounded

  1. rare To disestablish; to undo the founding of. The Etruscans and Romans practiced destructive rituals to deconsecrate temples and “unfound” cities. Such practices were necessary to remove an old god from his or her temple when rededicating a site to a new deity.

unfound³

Rhymes with -aʊnd

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Back-formation from unfounded.

verb unfounds · unfounding · unfounded

  1. To dismiss a criminal charge as unfounded. Manitoba had the second-lowest provincial rate, and Winnipeg police unfounded only 2 per cent of allegations. (Police and other experts who deal with the issue routinely use “unfound” as a verb.)

    Similar: no-crime

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

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

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

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@misc{unfound_2026,
  title = {unfound},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unfound},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}