unexpress

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ express.

Verb

unexpress (third-person singular simple present unexpresses, present participle unexpressing, simple past and past participle unexpressed)

  1. (transitive, rare) Hypothetically, to undo the expressing of.
    • 1978, Alexander Welsh, editor, Narrative Endings, page 95:
      For Barthes, the task of the novelist is to unexpress what has already been expressed, to deliberately play havoc with what is undeniably — and therefore frustratingly — true.

Adjective

unexpress (not comparable)

  1. Not expressly stated.
    • 1890, The Fortnightly, page 642:
      [] there is an unexpress but perfectly clear understanding to this effect between themselves and their supporters.

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