unsteal

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ steal.

Verb

unsteal (third-person singular simple present unsteals, present participle unstealing, simple past unstole, past participle unstolen)

  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of stealing; to return, or never to have taken, something stolen.
    • 2011, Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts, page 55:
      You can't unshatter a bowl any more than you can unsteal a goat.
    • 2014, Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams, Grimmtastic Girls #1: Cinderella Stays Late:
      If I talk you up to the prince, will that be enough? Will you unsteal the pumpkin? Return it to the library?

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