Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undub

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-dub
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To withdraw a knighthood from.

Transitive verb

verb

To unofficially modify (a video game) so as to restore the original spoken audio that had been localized for export, while retaining the translated text of the target language.

Transitive verb

noun

A version of a video game that has been modified in this way.

Example Sentences

"In 1624, Arundel […] declared that Sir Thomas Harris, a Shropshire baronet, was 'no gentleman'; at the same time Arundel discovered that his authority did not extend to undubbing the baronet because that honour had been granted by 'patent under the under the great seal of England'."

Etymology

From un- + dub.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

undubs (present, singular) undubbing (participle, present) undubbed (participle, past) undubbed (past) undubs (plural)

Questions

What does undub mean?: To withdraw a knighthood from.
Where does undub come from?: From un- + dub.

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