Unindent
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove the indentation; to move a block of text closer to the left margin.
"I had to unindent the first line of each paragraph so that my essay would fit onto one side of paper."
Example
More examples"I had to unindent the first line of each paragraph so that my essay would fit onto one side of paper."
Etymology
From un- + indent; Originated in the 1980s when computers made it simple for a writer to position text on a page.