Unbecome
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To misbecome. obsolete, transitive
"[…] he refrains from those freedoms which the world judges unbecoming his character, though harmless in themselves […]"
- 2 To become not, especially when one was previously not before a process of becoming what one currently is. copulative
"Jess has some fun with her powers, and she does learn from her mistakes. This is all very nice, but she does not un-become a witch at the end of the book; thus the story slips out of the realm of fantasy and bumps its way into some as yet undefined category."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"[…] he refrains from those freedoms which the world judges unbecoming his character, though harmless in themselves […]"
Etymology
From un- + become.
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