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unbecome

verb

  1. not becoming, appropriate or in accord with expected standards
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Wiktionary

verb

Etymology: From un- + become.

  1. To misbecome.

    […] he refrains from those freedoms which the world judges unbecoming his character, though harmless in themselves […]

  2. To become not, especially when one was previously not before a process of becoming what one currently is.

    Jess has some fun with her powers, and she does learn from her mistakes. This is all very nice, but she does not un-become a witch at the end of the book; thus the story slips out of the realm of fantasy and bumps its way into some as yet undefined category.

    I "became" a drunk only because of words and in response to pressure to do "the program" right. Thus I could "unbecome" a drunk if I just had the nerve or the imagination to break away from what you guys tell me I am from your words