unmake

[ uhn-meyk ]
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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.

  1. to change the essential point of (a book, play, etc.).

  2. to alter the opinion of (one's mind).

  3. to change or alter the character of.

Origin of unmake

1
First recorded in 1350–1400, unmake is from the Middle English word unmaken.See un-2, make1

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How to use unmake in a sentence

  • He lives, and lives bountifully, by unmaking, picking over and re-making the mattresses of the people.

    The Velvet Glove | Henry Seton Merriman

British Dictionary definitions for unmake

unmake

/ (ʌnˈmeɪk) /


verb-makes, -making or -made (tr)
  1. to undo or destroy

  2. to depose from office, rank, or authority

  1. to alter the nature of

Derived forms of unmake

  • unmaker, noun

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