unscent

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verb

To remove the scent from.

“"We'll sanitize and unscent the nursery," he said.”

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Meanings

verbunscent (third-person singular simple present unscents, present participle unscenting, simple past and past participle unscented)

present singular third person unscents · participle present unscenting · participle past unscented · past unscented

  1. raretransitiveTo remove the scent from.

    "We'll sanitize and unscent the nursery," he said.

    1 more example

    Here's ladslove, and the flower which even death / Cannot unscent, the all-transcending rose.

    1857, Charles Heavysege, Saul, page 113

Origin

From un- + scent.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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