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to unaverage

to unaverage

9.3
To make something seem less ordinary
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈævərɪdʒ/
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  • He used unique materials to unaverage his artwork and stand out from other artists.

Examples

  • Teachers often try to unaverage their lessons to engage students with creative activities.

  • The designer wanted to unaverage the look of the building with bold, modern features.

  • Let's unaverage our approach to attract more customers!

  • She wants to unaverage her artwork.

  • The designer wanted to unaverage the look of the building with bold, modern features.

  • Teachers often try to unaverage their lessons to engage students with creative activities.

  • He used unique materials to unaverage his artwork and stand out from other artists.

Antonyms

35 4.1

Make something usual or bring it back to its usual state

How Remarkable

to transform
523 3.4
to enhance
424 4.0
to highlight
340 3.3
to unaverage
9.3
to adjust
317 2.7
tweak
28 3.9
to leave
1.6

Surface Forms

unaverage infinitive
unaveraged past
unaveraged past participle
unaveraging present participle
unaverages third person singular

Morphology

unaverage = average (transparent) = un + average

The verb sense 'to make less ordinary' is a straightforward application of un- meaning 'make not' or 'remove typicality' from 'average'.

Etymology

Unaverage uses un- like in undo ('reverse' or 'remove') with average ('ordinary'), so to unaverage something is to make it 'not ordinary' or to give it unusual, attention‑getting qualities.