unsphere
English
Etymology
un- + sphere
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌnˈsfɪə/
Verb
unsphere (third-person singular simple present unspheres, present participle unsphering, simple past and past participle unsphered)
- To remove from a sphere, as in celestial bodies; to remove from the heavens.
- c 1594–1611: Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale
- You put me off with limber vows; but I,
- Though you would seek t’ unsphere the stars with oaths,
- Should yet say ‘Sir, no going.’
- c 1594–1611: Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale
Anagrams
- sheep-run, sheeprun