verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature. transitive

   "Let go the lure The striving to unmake"

2. 2
   deprive of certain characteristics wordnet

Synonyms

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atomizebreak to piecescleavecrippledamagedash

Antonyms

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make

Example

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"Let go the lure The striving to unmake"

Etymology

From Middle English unmaken; equivalent to un- + make.

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