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unrein

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ rein.

Verb

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unrein (third-person singular simple present unreins, present participle unreining, simple past and past participle unreined)

  1. (transitive) To loosen the reins of.
  2. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To remove restraint from.

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German unreini, from Proto-West Germanic *unhrainī, from Proto-Germanic *unhrainiz; equivalent to un- +‎ rein.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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unrein (strong nominative masculine singular unreiner, comparative unreiner, superlative am unreinsten)

  1. impure
  2. dirty, foul

Declension

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Further reading

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  • unrein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • unrein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • unrein” in Duden online