Unsphere

//ʌnˈsfɪə// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove from a sphere, as in celestial bodies; to remove from the heavens.

    "c 1594–1611: Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale You put me off with limber vows; but I, Though you would seek t’ unsphere the stars with oaths, Should yet say ‘Sir, no going.’"

Example

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"c 1594–1611: Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale You put me off with limber vows; but I, Though you would seek t’ unsphere the stars with oaths, Should yet say ‘Sir, no going.’"

Etymology

From un- + sphere.

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