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un·make

 (ŭn-māk′)
tr.v. un·made (-mād′), un·mak·ing, un·makes
1. To deprive of position, rank, or authority; depose.
2. To cause the ruin of; destroy.
3. To alter the nature or characteristics of.
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unmake

(ʌnˈmeɪk)
vb (tr) , -makes, -making or -made
1. to undo or destroy
2. to depose from office, rank, or authority
3. to alter the nature of
unˈmaker n
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un•make

(ʌnˈmeɪk)

v.t. -made, -mak•ing.
1. to cause to be as if never made; reduce to the original elements or condition; undo; destroy.
2. to depose from office or authority; demote in rank.
3. to change the character of.
4. to alter the opinion of (one's mind).
[1350–1400]
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unmake


Past participle: unmade
Gerund: unmaking

Imperative
unmake
unmake
Present
I unmake
you unmake
he/she/it unmakes
we unmake
you unmake
they unmake
Preterite
I unmade
you unmade
he/she/it unmade
we unmade
you unmade
they unmade
Present Continuous
I am unmaking
you are unmaking
he/she/it is unmaking
we are unmaking
you are unmaking
they are unmaking
Present Perfect
I have unmade
you have unmade
he/she/it has unmade
we have unmade
you have unmade
they have unmade
Past Continuous
I was unmaking
you were unmaking
he/she/it was unmaking
we were unmaking
you were unmaking
they were unmaking
Past Perfect
I had unmade
you had unmade
he/she/it had unmade
we had unmade
you had unmade
they had unmade
Future
I will unmake
you will unmake
he/she/it will unmake
we will unmake
you will unmake
they will unmake
Future Perfect
I will have unmade
you will have unmade
he/she/it will have unmade
we will have unmade
you will have unmade
they will have unmade
Future Continuous
I will be unmaking
you will be unmaking
he/she/it will be unmaking
we will be unmaking
you will be unmaking
they will be unmaking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unmaking
you have been unmaking
he/she/it has been unmaking
we have been unmaking
you have been unmaking
they have been unmaking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unmaking
you will have been unmaking
he/she/it will have been unmaking
we will have been unmaking
you will have been unmaking
they will have been unmaking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unmaking
you had been unmaking
he/she/it had been unmaking
we had been unmaking
you had been unmaking
they had been unmaking
Conditional
I would unmake
you would unmake
he/she/it would unmake
we would unmake
you would unmake
they would unmake
Past Conditional
I would have unmade
you would have unmade
he/she/it would have unmade
we would have unmade
you would have unmade
they would have unmade
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unmake - deprive of certain characteristicsunmake - deprive of certain characteristics  
destroy, destruct - do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of; "The fire destroyed the house"
do, make - create or design, often in a certain way; "Do my room in blue"; "I did this piece in wood to express my love for the forest"
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Translations

unmake

[ˈʌnˈmeɪk] (unmade (pt, pp)) VTdeshacer
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