UNMAKE

unmake, undo

(verb) deprive of certain characteristics

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unmake (third-person singular simple present unmakes, present participle unmaking, simple past and past participle unmade)

(transitive) To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.

Synonyms

• uncreate

Source: Wiktionary


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

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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