unappoint

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ appoint.

Verb

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unappoint (third-person singular simple present unappoints, present participle unappointing, simple past and past participle unappointed)

  1. (transitive) To undo or reverse an appointment
    • 1991, John W. F. Dulles, Carlos Lacerda, Brazilian Crusader: The years 1960-1977, page 232:
      "If Mazzilli appointed him," Costa e Silva retorted, "he is going to unappoint him."