unstar

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verb

To remove a star from.

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Meanings

verbunstar (third-person singular simple present unstars, present participle unstarring, simple past and past participle unstarred)

present singular third person unstars · participle present unstarring · participle past unstarred · past unstarred

  1. transitiveTo remove a star from.

    If you want to unstar the review request, just click on the star icon again.

    2014, Sandeep Rawat, Getting Started with Review Board
  2. UKtransitivegovernmentTo demote a question from an oral one to a written one (because oral questions are conventionally marked with a star on the Order of Business in the House of Commons).

Origin

From un- + star.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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