unbottom

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verb

To remove the grounding or basis of.

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Meanings

verbunbottom (third-person singular simple present unbottoms, present participle unbottoming, simple past and past participle unbottomed)

present singular third person unbottoms · participle present unbottoming · participle past unbottomed · past unbottomed

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo remove the grounding or basis of.

    […] to unbottom us from ourselves, to lead us to Christ, that we may center on him for righteousness and strength […]

    1790, John Guyse, The Standing Use of the Scripture, page 275

Origin

From un- + bottom.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

monobutt
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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