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English word origin

Etymology of unget

From un- + get; compare unbeget, Middle English ungeten (“unbegotten; not won; not captured”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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verb

To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn. · To unacquire; relinquish; release; get rid of; lose; lose hold of; forget

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From un- + get; compare unbeget, Middle English ungeten (“unbegotten; not won; not captured”).

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  • Word-formation componentun-en
  • Word-formation componentgeten
  • Cognate mentionungetenenm · unbegotten; not won; not captured
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