unbase

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ base.

Verb

unbase (third-person singular simple present unbases, present participle unbasing, simple past and past participle unbased)

  1. (transitive, rare) To remove or shift the base or basis of.
    • 1824, United States. Congress. House, Discussion of the Greek Question (page 23)
      But, sir, this is a question that has a native tendency to unbase the mind, to throw it completely off its balance; and its discussion is therefore to be approached and conducted with the utmost caution.
    • 1837, Sketches in the Pyrenees (volume 1, page 26)
      The reckless, but often noble spirits who helped mainly to unbase the edifice, are often buried under its ruins;