unhat

un- +‎ hat

unhat (third-person singular simple present unhats, present participle unhatting, simple past and past participle unhatted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect.
   • 1902, Agnes Christina Laut, Heralds of Empire:

     My hat clapped on a deal faster than it had come off, for you must know we unhatted in those days with a grand, slow bow.

• Utahn, haunt

un +‎ -hat

• IPA^(key): [ˈunɦɒt]
• Hyphenation: un‧hat

unhat

1. potential form of un