Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-type
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To erase text that has been typed.

verb

To overcome or avoid the usual typecasting of.

Example Sentences

"One ribbon handles both printing and correcting, so it untypes as uniquely as it types."
"The incredible WordEraserᵀᴹ correction. It untypes whole words at a touch."
"To untype something you just typed, you can also use Ctrl+Z."
"For example, you may type some text and then use Undo to “untype” the text."
"He deglamorizes the stars and untypes the character players."
"While Hollywood deserves credit for the attempt to untype her, yet she had best not stray so far from..."

Etymology

From un- + type.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Inflected Forms

untypes (present, singular) untyping (participle, present) untyped (participle, past) untyped (past)

Questions

What does untype mean?: To erase text that has been typed.
Where does untype come from?: From un- + type.

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