About The Word Undo
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What's The Definition Of Undo?
[v] remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the gifts!"; "undo the parcel"
[v] cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie" [v] cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" [v] deprive of certain characteristics [v] cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign" Synonyms | Synonyms for Undo: loosen | unmake | untie | unwrap Related Terms | Find terms related to Undo: See Also | alter | change | change by reversal | destroy | destruct | disconnect | disentangle | expose | open | reverse | ruin | spread | spread out | turn | unbelt | unbrace | unbraid | unbuckle | unbutton | unclip | uncover | unfasten | unfold | unhitch | unknot | unlace | unpick | unpin | unplug | unravel | unscramble | unstaple | unstrap | untangle | unwind | unwire Undo In Webster's Dictionary \Un*do"\, v. t. [AS. und?n. See 1st {Un-}, and Do to
perform.]
1. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to
naught.
What's done can not be undone. --Shak.
To-morrow, ere the setting sun, She 'd all undo that
she had done. --Swift.
2. To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to
untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to
undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle. --Tennyson.
Pray you, undo this button. --Shak.
She took the spindle, and undoing the thread
gradually, measured it. --Sir W.
Scott.
3. To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in
reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are
undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by
vices and dissipation, or by indolence.
That quaffing and drinking will undo you, --Shak.
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