unmake

[uhn-meyk]

un·make

[uhn-meyk]
verb (used with object), un·made, un·mak·ing.
1.
to cause to be as if never made; reduce to the original elements or condition; undo; destroy.
2.
to depose from office or authority; demote in rank.
3.
to change the essential point of (a book, play, etc.).
4.
to alter the opinion of (one's mind).
5.
to change or alter the character of.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English unmaken. See un-2, make
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unmake (ʌnˈmeɪk)
 
vb , -makes, -making, -made
1.  to undo or destroy
2.  to depose from office, rank, or authority
3.  to alter the nature of
 
un'maker
 
n

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