unmake en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈmeɪk/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English unmaken; equivalent to un- + make.
Meanings
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(transitive) To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
She was confused. Now that he had worked himself into a snit he'd be angry if she unmade the bed and did what he wanted. If she didn't make it properly, he'd be resentful. She stripped the bed. She'd change the linens.
2013, Florida Ann Town, On the Rim, page 84:Let go the lure The striving to unmake
1936, Nathalia Crane, Swear By the Night and Other Poems, Imperfection:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unmaking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unmakes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unmade | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unmade | Tense=Past | lexicographic |