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unground

verb

  1. remove electrical ground connection (or metaphorical extension)
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adjective

  1. not ground up
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-der. Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground English unground From un- + ground.

  1. Not having been ground; unpulverized.

    A bit of unground wheat in flour can really hurt when you bite it, another reason to sift.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-der. Proto-Germanic *grunduz Old English grund Middle English ground English ground English unground From un- + ground.

  1. To remove a connection to ground potential.

    If you unground the extension cord it will cause a shock hazard in that drill.

  2. To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).

    We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.