Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unwaste

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-waste
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To not waste or reverse the wasting of (something).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""Well, dear. It's wicked the stuff people waste, you know, and other people without. Reg unwastes it . . . yes, that's what he does. There's fine things in fine houses, and people dusting 'em every day, that Reg has unwasted.[…]""
"“Trust me, I've been out with my fair share of not specials, and I don't have a time machine to unwaste my time.”"

Etymology

From un- + waste. Compare Middle English unwasten (“to not consume; to not waste away”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

unwastes (present, singular) unwasting (participle, present) unwasted (participle, past) unwasted (past)

Questions

What does unwaste mean?: To not waste or reverse the wasting of (something).
Where does unwaste come from?: From un- + waste. Compare Middle English unwasten (“to not consume; to not waste away”).

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