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Unown vs Ungown - What's the difference?

unown | ungown |

As verbs the difference between unown and ungown

is that unown is (rare) to cease ownership while ungown is to strip of a gown; to unfrock.

unown

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (rare) To cease ownership.
  • (rare) To disown.
  • Thine offspring, too, unown'd and wand'ring all --Charlotte Dacre

    Usage notes

    The basic form of the verb was used in 1657 (meaning to disown); the participles occur rarely.

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    ungown

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To strip of a gown; to unfrock.
  • (Webster 1913)