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un⋅make

  [uhn-meyk]
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–verb (used with object), -made, -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; ME unmaken. See un- 2 , make
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un·make   (ŭn-māk')   
tr.v.   un·made (-mād'), un·mak·ing, un·makes

  1. To deprive of position, rank, or authority; depose.

  2. To cause the ruin of; destroy.

  3. To alter the nature or characteristics of.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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