def unlenite(text: str) -> str:
    """
    Removes lenition from a word.

    :param text: the string to unlenite
    :return: the string with lenition removed, if applicable, otherwise unmodified

    >>> from pygramadan.mutation import unlenite
    >>> unlenite("chat")
    'cat'
    """
    cons = "bcdfgmpst"
    lc = text.lower()
    if len(text) >= 2 and lc[0] in cons and lc[1] == 'h':
        return text[0] + text[2:]
    else:
        return text