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undo
[ uhn-doo ]
verb (used with object)
- to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
Murder once done can never be undone.
- to do away with; erase; efface:
to undo the havoc done by the storm.
- to bring to ruin or disaster; destroy:
In the end his lies undid him.
- to unfasten by releasing:
to undo a gate; to undo a button.
- to untie or loose (a knot, rope, etc.).
- to open (a package, wrapping, etc.).
- Archaic. to explain; interpret.
undo
/ ʌnˈduː /
verb
- also intr to untie, unwrap, or open or become untied, unwrapped, etc
- to reverse the effects of
- to cause the downfall of
- obsolete.to explain or solve
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Derived Forms
- unˈdoer, noun
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Other Words From
- un·doa·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
But then the question becomes, how do you undo gerrymandering?
We should undo that double standard by offering similar protections to every young Black man who is arrested in this country.
And yet, ultimately, the Supreme Court holds the power to uphold or undo what it has taken him years to accomplish.
Underlying all of this legal maneuvering is the social fact that marriages are hard to undo.
The wind and the dust in this climate can undo even the hardiest things.
I didnt think much of that, but he said afterward, A man may do in an hour what he cant undo in a lifetime.
"You must live and undo your misdeeds if you can, dear grandfather," said Richard, whose own conscience was as yet very easy.
What if that uncanny demon should return, and undo all his labor by some diabolical plan or act?
“Undo him then, and be damned,” growled the skipper, and rolled off to drink himself drunk.
In some instances the public mind was not made up concerning a law, and one Assembly would undo the work of its predecessor.
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