UNMADE

unmade

(adjective) (of a bed) not having the sheets and blankets set in order; “an unmade bed with tangled sheets and blankets”

UNMAKE

unmake, undo

(verb) deprive of certain characteristics

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unmade (comparative more unmade, superlative most unmade)

not (yet) made

existing without having been made

Verb

unmade

simple past tense and past participle of unmake

Source: Wiktionary


Un*made", a.

1. Etym: [Pref. un- not + made.]

Definition: Not yet made or formed; as, an unmade grave. Shak.

2. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unmake.]

Definition: Deprived of form, character, etc.; disunited.

UNMAKE

Un*make", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + make.]

Definition: To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of being; to uncreate. God does not make or unmake things to try experiments. T. Burnet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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