undo
verb (used with object)
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done.
are undoing
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present progressiveof undo.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Those types of things are undoing that love/hate relationship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2021
He says his top issues are undoing Obama-era regulations in a bid to promote economic growth, improving community safety by addressing the methamphetamine crisis, protecting gun rights and increasing access to public lands.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2018
“We realize that we are undoing the work of litigation to date, but we have no choice,” wrote Judge David B. Sentelle, who was joined by Judges Cornelia T.L.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2015
The latest Federal Reserve survey found little evidence that banks are undoing tighter mortgage-lending standards imposed during the worst of the bust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2011
The chief and his friends from Kaghnuwage are undoing their packs of furs near the northern gate of the town.
From The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks by Ellen H. Walworth
