Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To remove polish or gloss from, as varnished wood or blackened boots. To deprive of politeness or elegance; render rough or inelegant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To deprive of polish; to make impolite.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To deprive of
polish ; to makeimpolite .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
un- + polish
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Examples
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While you chew on that question, allow me a moment to unbrown my nose (or, if you will, unpolish the apple).
DesiPundit brangan 2010
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