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unlive

[ uhn-liv ]

verb (used with object)

unlived, unliving.
  1. to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.):

    to unlive his crimes by making retribution.



unlive

/ ʌˈɪ /

verb

  1. tr to live so as to nullify, undo, or live down (past events or times)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of unlive1

First recorded in 1585–95; un- 2 + live 1
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I can’t really imagine, had I not gotten the chance to practice and do this work, how unlived my life would feel.

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So where do you draw the line between unliving protein and living organism?

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“Up to a certain point, I’m living their unlived lives,” she said.

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“The ghosts of those unlived lives circle close around Mr. McNamara.”

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What the psychoanalyst Adam Phillips calls “the unlived life” is the one that invariably seems to preoccupy them most.

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