Unchange

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A situation where all remains constant; stasis. countable, uncountable

    "It would seem that the full force of effectuation is felt only when the effect is change, and that when it is unchange the effectuation is felt to be attenuated and diminished;"

Verb
  1. 1
    To revert or reverse a change transitive

    "Thus I experienced another important change, and one I never wished to unchange."

  2. 2
    To not change; be unchanging; remain constant intransitive

    "In analysing them we discern various mechanisms which seem to us to cause them to "unchange," to be "things" and thus to survive."

Example

More examples

"Thus I experienced another important change, and one I never wished to unchange."

Etymology

From un- + change.

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