Unessence
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack of essence; that which is not essence. uncountable
Verb
- 1 To deprive of its essential nature. transitive
"Not only does truth, in these long intervals, unessence herself, but (what is harder) one cannot venture a crude fiction for the fear that it may ripen into a truth upon the voyage."
Example
More examples"Not only does truth, in these long intervals, unessence herself, but (what is harder) one cannot venture a crude fiction for the fear that it may ripen into a truth upon the voyage."
Etymology
From un- + essence.
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