Home › Words › U › unstayunstayunstay means to undo the establishment of; disestablish; dissolve; divest.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unstay ranks #16,730 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom un- + stay.verbTo undo the establishment of; disestablish; dissolve; divest.To expel; expulse; remove; release; rid.e.g.“Staying on a mount that is trying to unstay you is a historic procedure of the livestock business.” — 2005, Ivan Doig, English Creek:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unestablish 78% match — To disestablish. vs unstay →deestablishment 66% match — Disestablishment. vs unstay →unstate 66% match — To deprive of state or dignity. vs unstay →disestablishment 66% match — The downgrading or dissolution of something that had been established. vs unstay →disestablish 64% match — To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status. vs unstay →disestablisher 64% match — One who disestablishes. vs unstay →uninstated 62% match — Not instated. vs unstay →unassign 60% match — To remove or undo the assignment of. vs unstay →