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unmake

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʌnˈmeɪk/
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1

verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

deprive of certain characteristics

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: undo

Antonyms: make

Narrower terms: destroy, destruct

History

Etymology

From Middle English unmaken; equivalent to un- + make.