Unburn
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To undergo the process of burning in reverse. intransitive
"Similarly, you cannot 'unstir' the sugar from a cup of coffee once it has been dissolved, and you never see a pile of ash in the fireplace 'unburn' to become a log of wood again."
Example
More examples"Similarly, you cannot 'unstir' the sugar from a cup of coffee once it has been dissolved, and you never see a pile of ash in the fireplace 'unburn' to become a log of wood again."
Etymology
From un- + burn.
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