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Webster 1913 Edition
Ungive
Un-give′
,Verb.
T.
& I.
[1st pref.
un-
(intensive) + give
.] To yield; to relax; to give way.
[Obs.]
Definition 2024
ungive
ungive
English
Verb
ungive (third-person singular simple present ungives, present participle ungiving, simple past ungave, past participle ungiven)
- (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To yield; relax; slacken; give way; loosen.
- (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To melt; thaw.
- (transitive) To take back something that had been given.
- 1994, William Diehl, Primal Fear:
- "Impossible," Vail said. "She's going to work at one of the prestige films at the end of this month. She's already given notice!" "Well apparently she ungave it. [...]"
- 1994, William Diehl, Primal Fear: