Undig
//ʌnˈdɪɡ// verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To undo the process of digging; to fill up (a hole or grave) or bury again (something unearthed). transitive
"1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village Tom Cordery dead! the words seem almost a contradiction. One is tempted to send for the sexton and the undertaker, to undig the grave, to force open the coffin-lid — there must he some mistake."
Example
More examples"1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village Tom Cordery dead! the words seem almost a contradiction. One is tempted to send for the sexton and the undertaker, to undig the grave, to force open the coffin-lid — there must he some mistake."
Etymology
From un- + dig.
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