unmake

verb

un·​make ˌən-ˈmāk How to pronounce unmake (audio)
unmade ˌən-ˈmād How to pronounce unmake (audio) ; unmaking
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transitive verb

1
: to cause to disappear : destroy
2
: to deprive of rank or office : depose
3
: to deprive of essential characteristics : change the nature of

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Examples of unmake in a Sentence

a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes
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That's because the foundational environmental laws of the country prescribe a process for making and unmaking rules. — Neela Banerjee, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025 Right at its center is a two-scene knockout about the making (and unmaking) of reputations that only an actor of Hackman’s deftness could pull off. — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025 The picture that emerged was more multifaceted than the one Thompson had painted, with complicated intersections of race, gender, and geography continually unmaking and remaking group identities. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 Feb. 2025 Plans have been made, stalled and unmade ever since. — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unmake

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unmake was in the 15th century

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unmake

verb
un·​make ˌən-ˈmāk How to pronounce unmake (audio)
ˈən-
unmade -ˈmād How to pronounce unmake (audio) ; unmaking
1
: to cause to disappear : destroy
a reputation can be quickly unmade
2
: to remove from rank or office : depose
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