unbaseとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

unbase (third-person singular simple present unbases, present participle unbasing, simple past and past participle unbased)

1. (transitive, rare) To remove or shift the base or basis of.
   • 1824, United States. Congress. House, Discussion of the Greek Question (page 23)

     But, sir, this is a question that has a native tendency to unbase the mind, to throw it completely off its balance; and its discussion is therefore to be approached and conducted with the utmost caution.

   • 1837, Sketches in the Pyrenees (volume 1, page 26)

     The reckless, but often noble spirits who helped mainly to unbase the edifice, are often buried under its ruins; […]