unget means the opposite action of get (in various senses); To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn. It carries an Arena rating of 1592, earned across 23 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unget ranks #612 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #1,615 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #1,657 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #1,829 of 17,142 for Most Ingenious Words.
unget is pronounced /ʌnˈɡɛt/.
Why “unget” is a great word
UNGET — [Verb] To reverse the action of getting, as in to relinquish, lose hold of, or cause to be as if never obtained or begotten. From the English prefix un- (expressing reversal) + the verb get. Unlike "relinquish," which implies a voluntary surrender of possession, or "forget," which denotes a fading from memory, to unget is to unwind the very fact of acquisition. It is the coin slipping back into the pocket, the spoken apology dissolving unheard, the wished-for child fading from a hopeful future—a quiet testament to the desire not merely to lose, but to retroactively erase the having-had.
Etymology
From un- + get; compare unbeget, Middle English ungeten (“unbegotten; not won; not captured”).
verb
- The opposite action of get (in various senses); To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn.
- The opposite action of get (in various senses); To unacquire; relinquish; release; get rid of; lose; lose hold of; forgete.g.“He felt himself in the position that having got the conviction he did not see how he was to unget it.” — 1893, The Parliamentary Debates, page 1491:
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