uncaste

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ caste.

Verb

uncaste (third-person singular simple present uncastes, present participle uncasting, simple past and past participle uncasted)

  1. (transitive) To free or remove from a caste system.
    • 1904, William Lee-Warner, Life of the Marquis of Dalhousie
      […] credulous sepoys were told that […] the Christians would […] uncaste the whole Hindu population and outrage all their traditions and feelings.
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