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unget

  • /ʌnˈɡɛt/

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From un- + get; compare unbeget, Middle English ungeten (“unbegotten; not won; not captured”).

verb ungets · ungetting · ungot · ungotten

  1. transitive To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn. I'll diſovvn you, I'll diſinherit you, I'll unget you!
  2. transitive To unacquire; relinquish; release; get rid of; lose; lose hold of; forget He felt himself in the position that having got the conviction he did not see how he was to unget it.

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

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

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

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@misc{unget_2026,
  title = {unget},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unget},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}