unsphere

English

Etymology

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English un-

Ancient Greek σφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)bor.

Latin sphaera

Late Latin sphērader.

Old French spherebor.

Middle English spere

English sphere

English unsphere

From un- + sphere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈsfɪə/
• Rhymes: -ɪə

Verb

unsphere (third-person singular simple present unspheres, present participle unsphering, simple past and past participle unsphered)

1. To remove from a sphere, as in celestial bodies; to remove from the heavens.
   • c 1594–1611: Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale

     You put me off with limber vows; but I,

     Though you would seek t’ unsphere the stars with oaths,

     Should yet say ‘Sir, no going.’

Anagrams

• sheep-run, sheeprun