unmake

American

[uhn-meyk] / ʌnˈmeɪk /

verb (used with object)

unmade, unmaking

to cause to be as if never made; reduce to the original elements or condition; undo; destroy.
to depose from office or authority; demote in rank.
to change the essential point of (a book, play, etc.).
to alter the opinion of (one's mind).
to change or alter the character of.

unmake British

/ ʌnˈmeɪk /

verb

to undo or destroy
to depose from office, rank, or authority
to alter the nature of

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Other Word Forms

unmaker noun

Etymology

Origin of unmake

First recorded in 1350–1400, unmake is from the Middle English word unmaken. See un- ², make ¹

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