defunct
To make defunctTo make defunct.
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Meaning
1 sensesTo make defunct.
Examples
6 sentencesTom lives down the road from a defunct granary.
The statue stood as a remnant of a defunct civilization.
If you look over there, you can see a defunct water tower.
ruЕсли вы посмотрите вон туда, то увидите неработающую водонапорную башню. — odexed
Inspecting the rusty tool, I noticed the faint insignia of a long-defunct brand.
The campground was defunct.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin dēfunctus, past participle of dēfungor (“to finish, discharge”).Borrowed from Latin dēfunctus, past participle of dēfungor (“to finish, discharge”).
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Forms
defuncts, defuncting, defuncted, defunctedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.