unbase

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verb

To remove or shift the base or basis of.

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Meanings

verbunbase (third-person singular simple present unbases, present participle unbasing, simple past and past participle unbased)

present singular third person unbases · participle present unbasing · participle past unbased · past unbased

  1. raretransitiveTo remove or shift the base or basis of.

    The reckless, but often noble spirits who helped mainly to unbase the edifice, are often buried under its ruins; […]

    1837, Sketches in the Pyrenees, volume 1, page 26
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    But, sir, this is a question that has a native tendency to unbase the mind, to throw it completely off its balance; and its discussion is therefore to be approached and conducted with the utmost caution.

    1824, United States. Congress. House, Discussion of the Greek Question, page 23

Origin

From un- + base.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

unbase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbase

MLA

“unbase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbase.

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