unground
verb
- remove electrical ground connection (or metaphorical extension)
adjective
- not ground up
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.
- 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.
- To remove a connection to ground potential.
“If you unground the extension cord it will cause a shock hazard in that drill.”
- To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).
“We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.”