Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unborder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-bor-der
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove a border or borders from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Highlight the picture in question by giving it a border. Don't foget ^([sic]) to "unborder" the others."
"How to threshold the threshold. How to live in the crossings of a threshold. How to unborder a border."
"Moïse and Alexander both show interest in the work of Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat whose obsession with unbordering the body is pointed out."

Etymology

From un- + border.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unborders (present, singular) unbordering (participle, present) unbordered (participle, past) unbordered (past)

Questions

What does unborder mean?: To remove a border or borders from.
Where does unborder come from?: From un- + border.

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