Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: un-found
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not found.

verb

To disestablish; to undo the founding of.

verb

To dismiss a criminal charge as unfounded.

Example Sentences

"The Etruscans and Romans practiced destructive rituals to deconsecrate temples and “unfound” cities. Such practices were necessary to remove an old god from his or her temple when rededicating a site to a new deity."
"Manitoba had the second-lowest provincial rate, and Winnipeg police unfounded only 2 per cent of allegations. (Police and other experts who deal with the issue routinely use “unfound” as a verb.)"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English found English unfound From un- + found (“discovered”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

unfounds (present, singular) unfounding (participle, present) unfounded (participle, past) unfounded (past)

Synonyms

no-crime

Rhymes With

around found ground sound round found sound york round below ground bound pound underground wound

Questions

What does unfound mean?: Not found.
Where does unfound come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English found English unfound From un- + found (“discovered”).

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