unfile

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verb

To remove from a file or record.

“unfile a complaint”

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Meanings

verbunfile (third-person singular simple present unfiles, present participle unfiling, simple past and past participle unfiled)

present singular third person unfiles · participle present unfiling · participle past unfiled · past unfiled

  1. transitiveTo remove from a file or record.
  2. to cancel (a formal request)

    unfile a complaint

Origin

From un- + file.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

unfile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfile

MLA

“unfile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfile. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unfile,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unfile.

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