unprepare

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verb

To undo the preparation of.

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Meanings

verbunprepare (third-person singular simple present unprepares, present participle unpreparing, simple past and past participle unprepared)

present singular third person unprepares · participle present unpreparing · participle past unprepared · past unprepared

  1. transitiveTo undo the preparation of.

    After we write out the audio data, we need to unprepare the header and close the device. But we can't do that until the device completes playback […]

    1997, Anthony Potts, Chris D. Coppola, Scott Jarol, Visual Basic 5 Web and Multimedia Adventure Set, page 650
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    The planters generally are doing very little to prepare the apprentices for freedom, but some are doing very much to unprepare them. They are driving the people from them by their conduct.

    1838, James A. Thome, Joseph Horace Kimball, Emancipation in the West Indies, page 222

Origin

From un- + prepare.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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