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undig

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʌnˈdɪɡ/

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verb

Meaning 1

To undo the process of digging; to fill up (a hole or grave) or bury again (something unearthed).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • 1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village Tom Cordery dead! the words seem almost a contradiction. One is tempted to send for the sexton and the undertaker, to undig the grave, to force open the coffin-lid — there must he some mistake.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + dig.