Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unapprove

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-ap-prove
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To rescind the approval of something; to mark as no longer approved; reject.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + approve.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unapproves (present, singular) unapproving (participle, present) unapproved (participle, past) unapproved (past)

Questions

What does unapprove mean?
To rescind the approval of something; to mark as no longer approved; reject.
Where does unapprove come from?
From un- + approve.

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