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- pronunciation:
- uhn
du
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
undoes, undoing, undid, undone |
| definition 1: |
to release, unfasten, or unwrap (a button from a buttonhole, a catch or lock, string tied around a package, or the like).
- antonyms:
- fasten
- similar words:
- loose, loosen, release
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| definition 2: |
to reverse or nullify.
He undid the good that others had done.- similar words:
- abrogate, annihilate, neutralize, rescind, reverse, vitiate
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| definition 3: |
to ruin or destroy (a person's fortune, reputation, mental well-being, or the like).
- similar words:
- ruin
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| related words: |
annul, counteract, frustrate, quash, spring, void |
adverb + (v.)undo
basically, clumsily, completely, easily, gently, literally, slowly, somehow, swiftly, temporarily, ultimately
(v.)undo
+ noun
adoption,
belt,
binding,
blouse,
bolt,
bra,
braid,
buckle,
burden,
button,
catch,
chain,
clamp,
clasp,
collar,
cuff,
curse,
damage,
decade,
distortion,
evil,
excess,
fastener,
flap,
fly,
handiwork,
harm,
hook,
injustice,
knot,
lace,
latch,
leather,
legacy,
lifetime,
lock,
merger,
miracle,
mistake,
pant,
pardon,
pearl,
plait,
plea,
progress,
restraint,
revolution,
ribbon,
robe,
rope,
ruling,
sash,
seam,
seatbelt,
shoelace,
sin,
skirt,
spell,
strap,
string,
towel,
triumph,
waist,
wrapping,
wrong,
zipper
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Are you looking for the word undue (too much)? Undo and undue sound alike but have different meanings.
The word undo
contains the following part:
un-2
Old English
prefix
that means reverse (an action)
  More about this word part:
The prefix un-2 attaches to verbs.
Example words:
- synonyms:
- de-, dis-
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