Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unpray

/ʌnˈpɹeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-pray
IPA: /ʌnˈpɹeɪ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To annul or revoke (something previously prayed for) by prayer.

Example Sentences

"he found himselfe overwhelmed in the injoying of his desire, and being enrich't with an intolerable commoditie, he must now unpray his prayers[…]."
"That even vvhiles the infirmity of his [Jesus's] humane nature ſtarted at the apprehenſion of vvhat he vvas to ſuffer, and prayed againſt it, yet the freeneſs and purity of his obedience carried [him] on to it, and made him, as it vvere, un-pray vvhat he had before prayed: […]"

Etymology

From un- + pray.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ʌnˈpɹeɪ/

Inflected Forms

unprays (present, singular) unpraying (participle, present) unprayed (participle, past) unprayed (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce unpray?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈpɹeɪ/.
What does unpray mean?: To annul or revoke (something previously prayed for) by prayer.
Where does unpray come from?: From un- + pray.

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