unlive

U1N1L1I1V4E1
/ʌnˈlaɪv//ʌnˈlɪv/

verb

To bereave or deprive of life; make unalive.

“I wish I could unlive the last ten years.”

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Meanings

unlive1

verbunlive (third-person singular simple present unlives, present participle unliving, simple past and past participle unlived)

present singular third person unlives · participle present unliving · participle past unlived · past unlived

  1. raretransitiveTo bereave or deprive of life; make unalive.

unlive2

verbunlive (third-person singular simple present unlives, present participle unliving, simple past and past participle unlived)

present singular third person unlives · participle present unliving · participle past unlived · past unlived

  1. transitiveTo undo having lived (a period of time) (for example, by living it in reverse), so that it ceases to have happened.

    I wish I could unlive the last ten years.

Synonyms & antonyms

verblive so as to annul some previous behavior

Similar
live down
Broader
live
Also see
live down

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unlive · verb

From un- + live, as in alive.

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unlive · verb

From un- + live.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unlive

livegivedrivefivealivesurvivedivedivstriveforgivederiveclivethrivereviveLIVexpansivehivebeehivedeprivebelivereliveviverivesedative
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Anagrams

unveilunevil
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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