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unbuild en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + build.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To dismantle or deconstruct (something previously built).
   • Anything you build or plant on your neighbor's land you might have to unbuild or unplant in the future. 2003, Barbara Damrosch, The Garden Primer, page 5:
   • His building and unbuilding, both, are a slog. 2007 July 2, Richard Eder, “When People, Culture and Even Time Are Suspect”, in New York Times:

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