unregister

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verb

To undo the process of registration for.

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Meanings

verbunregister (third-person singular simple present unregisters, present participle unregistering, simple past and past participle unregistered)

present singular third person unregisters · participle present unregistering · participle past unregistered · past unregistered

  1. transitiveTo undo the process of registration for.

    To unregister a DLL and remove the corresponding entries from the registry, add the /u switch to the command[…]

    1999, John Papa, C. Caison, Matt Brown, Professional ADO RDS programming with ASP, page 252

    Synonyms: deregister, unsubscribe

  2. intransitiveTo undo a registration process.

    Before you uninstall the software and rid yourself of ICQ forever, take the time to go online and unregister yourself (see the previous sections in this chapter). By unregistering, you remove your name from the ICQ computers.

    2000, Peter Weverka, Michael Taylor, ICQ 2000 for dummies, page 34

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo undo the process of registration for.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishregister
  10. Englishunregister

From un- + register.

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Translations

Czech odhlásit
  • odhlásitderegister
German abmelden
  • abmeldenderegister
Portuguese desinscrever, descadastrar
  • desinscreverderegister
  • descadastrarderegister
Spanish darse de baja
  • darse de bajaderegister
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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