verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To fix or restore something that was previously ruined; to bring back to a whole or functioning state. transitive

   "He wasn't a villain; he wouldn't let a young lady be ruined when it was in his power to unruin her."

Antonyms

All antonyms

ruin

Example

More examples

"He wasn't a villain; he wouldn't let a young lady be ruined when it was in his power to unruin her."

Etymology

From un- + ruin.

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