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to unpot

to unpot

7.7
To take a plant out of its pot to move it to another pot or the ground
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈpɑt/
  • Specialized
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  • He unpots the seedlings every spring.

Examples

  • Before moving the flowers to the garden bed, gently unpot each one.

  • She unpotted the orchid to inspect the health of its roots.

  • It is important to unpot the plant carefully to avoid damaging its roots.

  • Please unpot the plant carefully.

  • To repot the flower, you need to unpot it from its original container carefully.

  • Before moving the plant outside for the summer, they decided to unpot it and check the roots.

  • You will need to unpot the seedlings before transferring them to the garden.

Synonyms

to uproot
vsto unpot
38 4.4

To pull a plant out of the ground or force people to leave home

removes plants from a container not by pulling them from the ground
to lift
vsto unpot
  • UK
21 7.5

To dig up plants or root crops from the ground for harvest

removes plants from a container before moving them elsewhere
to unroot
vsto unpot
5.9

Pull something completely out of the ground by its roots

removes plants from a container rather than pulling them from soil

Surface Forms

unpot infinitive
unpotted past
unpotted past participle
unpotting present participle
unpots third person singular

Morphology

unpot = pot (transparent) = un + pot

The negative/reversative prefix 'un-' directly reverses the action 'to pot', so the meaning is easily derivable.

Etymology

Unpot is made of un- meaning 'remove' and pot meaning 'container for a plant'. So to unpot a plant is to take it out of its pot, like when you 'unpack' or 'unwrap' something.