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unbuild

[ uhn-bild ]

/ ʌnˈbɪld /

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See synonyms for: unbuild / unbuilding / unbuilds / unbuilt on Thesaurus.com

verb (used with object), un·built, un·build·ing.

to demolish (something built); raze.

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Origin of unbuild

First recorded in 1600–10; un-² + build

Words nearby unbuild

unbridled, unbroke, unbroken, unbuckle, unbudgeable, unbuild, unbundle, unbundled, unbundling, unburden, unbutton

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How to use unbuild in a sentence

Like a child from the womb, like a ghost from the tomb,Will arise and unbuild it again.
Some Christian Convictions|Henry Sloane Coffin
And it would be a mighty smart firm that could unbuild this place inside a fortnight.
Hugo|Arnold Bennett
Sometimes a generation built wrongly, and the next generation had to unbuild, and the next generation had to build again.
Liberalism and the Social Problem|Winston Spencer Churchill
You may think you know a house by living in it, but you do not; you need to unbuild it to get more than a passing acquaintance.
Old Plymouth Trails|Winthrop Packard

One requires no assistance to enable one to unbuild, deface, destroy.
Nancy|Rhoda Broughton