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undo

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Scrabble points
5
Words With Friends
7
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈduː/

Definition of undo

6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To reverse the effects of an action.
    “Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.”
    “What's done can't be undone.”
    “Pro.[…]it was a torment / To lay vpon the damn'd, which Sycorax / Could not againe vndoe ; it was mine Art, / When I arriu'd, and heard thee, that made gape / The Pyne, and let thee out.”
    “But Wigan undid their good work by conceding an avoidable second goal deep into first-half injury time.”
    “And judging by how well the progressive and youth-favoured party did, many observers suspect this latest round of legal charges are a response to Future Forward's commitment to undo the legacy of military rule and undertake democratic reforms.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To reverse the effects of an action.
    “Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.”
    “What's done can't be undone.”
    “Pro.[…]it was a torment / To lay vpon the damn'd, which Sycorax / Could not againe vndoe ; it was mine Art, / When I arriu'd, and heard thee, that made gape / The Pyne, and let thee out.”
    “But Wigan undid their good work by conceding an avoidable second goal deep into first-half injury time.”
    “And judging by how well the progressive and youth-favoured party did, many observers suspect this latest round of legal charges are a response to Future Forward's commitment to undo the legacy of military rule and undertake democratic reforms.”
  2. (transitive)To unfasten.
    “Could you undo my buckle for me?”
  3. (colloquial, transitive)To unfasten the clothing of (a person).
    “PROSTITUTE: Undo me. There's a dear.”
  4. (figuratively, transitive)To impoverish or ruin, as in reputation; to cause the downfall of.
    “Woe is me, for I am undone!”

noun

  1. (transitive)An operation that reverses a previous action.
    “How many undos does this program support?”

adj

  1. (alt-of, misspelling, transitive)Misspelling of undue.

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Etymology

From Middle English undōn, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-West Germanic *andadōn (“to undo”), equivalent to un- + do. Cognate with West Frisian ûndwaan, ûntdwaan (“to undo; rid”), Dutch ontdoen (“to undo”).

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