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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
Other Word Forms
- undoable adjective
- undoer noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Even some backers of Proposition 50 flinched at the notion of sidelining the redistricting commission and undoing its painstaking, nonpartisan work.
The regulation that would undo this framework is slated to be formally proposed by December, according to a federal bulletin, although that deadline could push into next year, multiple officials said.
A 10-week study undid about 10 years’ worth of brain aging, they found.
Katz said that Mono Lake “needs to be vibrant” and that the city has “an obligation to help undo some of the damage we did up there.”
The traditional ways to undo such a decision would have been for the legislature to pass a new law that made gerrymandering legal or for Republicans to file a lawsuit.
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