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unbuild

[ uhn-bild ]

/ ʌnˈbɪld /

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

to demolish (something built); raze.

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What does “Indigenous” mean?

characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.

carried on abroad, or with other countries.

relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.

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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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Example sentences from the Web for unbuild

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

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