Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unlive

/ʌnˈlaɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-live
IPA
/ʌnˈlaɪv/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bereave or deprive of life; make unalive.

Transitive verb

verb

To undo having lived (a period of time) (for example, by living it in reverse), so that it ceases to have happened.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From un- + live, as in alive.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unlives (present, singular) unliving (participle, present) unlived (participle, past) unlived (past)

Frequently Paired Words

unbe undo unmake

Synonyms

live down

Rhymes With

live five drive alive nine while five twenty-five survive arrive forty-five dive eighty-five thrive

Questions

How do you pronounce unlive?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈlaɪv/.
What does unlive mean?
To bereave or deprive of life; make unalive.
Where does unlive come from?
From un- + live, as in alive.

How to pronounce unlive

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