Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unadopt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-adopt
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give up (someone or something previously adopted).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Persons holding to a view that allows for one to be unadopted must confront another major theological hurdle. Why would God choose before the foundation of the world to adopt someone He knew He would eventually have to unadopt?"
"She told us that she wanted to 'unadopt' Chandi. I explained to her that although our firm does not practice adoption law, I know that an adoption is like a live birth. It can't be undone, assuming the adoption was done properly."

Etymology

From un- + adopt.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unadopts (present, singular) unadopting (participle, present) unadopted (participle, past) unadopted (past)

Questions

What does unadopt mean?: To give up (someone or something previously adopted).
Where does unadopt come from?: From un- + adopt.

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