Unsteal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unsteal is a verb meaning (transitive) To reverse the process of stealing; to return, or never to have taken, something stolen.
Meaning
(transitive) To reverse the process of stealing; to return, or never to have taken, something stolen.
Example Sentences
You can't unshatter a bowl any more than you can unsteal a goat.
If I talk you up to the prince, will that be enough? Will you unsteal the pumpkin? Return it to the library?
Word Forms
- unsteals
- unstealing
- unstole
- unstolen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include steale, unreverse, outsteal, revert, forsteal, steal.
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