"unbuild" meaning in All languages combined

See unbuild on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unbuilds [present, singular, third-person], unbuilding [participle, present], unbuilt [participle, past], unbuilt [past]
Etymology: From un- + build. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|build}} un- + build Head templates: {{en-verb|unbuilds|unbuilding|unbuilt}} unbuild (third-person singular simple present unbuilds, present participle unbuilding, simple past and past participle unbuilt)
  1. (transitive) To dismantle or deconstruct (something previously built). Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "un",
        "3": "build"
      },
      "expansion": "un- + build",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From un- + build.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unbuilds",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unbuilding",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unbuilt",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unbuilt",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unbuilds",
        "2": "unbuilding",
        "3": "unbuilt"
      },
      "expansion": "unbuild (third-person singular simple present unbuilds, present participle unbuilding, simple past and past participle unbuilt)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms prefixed with un-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2003, Barbara Damrosch, The Garden Primer, page 5:",
          "text": "Anything you build or plant on your neighbor's land you might have to unbuild or unplant in the future.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007 July 2, Richard Eder, “When People, Culture and Even Time Are Suspect”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "His building and unbuilding, both, are a slog.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dismantle or deconstruct (something previously built)."
      ],
      "id": "en-unbuild-en-verb-E0obhuC4",
      "links": [
        [
          "dismantle",
          "dismantle"
        ],
        [
          "deconstruct",
          "deconstruct"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To dismantle or deconstruct (something previously built)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "unbuild"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "un",
        "3": "build"
      },
      "expansion": "un- + build",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From un- + build.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unbuilds",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unbuilding",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unbuilt",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "unbuilt",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "unbuilds",
        "2": "unbuilding",
        "3": "unbuilt"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms prefixed with un-",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2003, Barbara Damrosch, The Garden Primer, page 5:",
          "text": "Anything you build or plant on your neighbor's land you might have to unbuild or unplant in the future.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007 July 2, Richard Eder, “When People, Culture and Even Time Are Suspect”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "His building and unbuilding, both, are a slog.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dismantle or deconstruct (something previously built)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dismantle",
          "dismantle"
        ],
        [
          "deconstruct",
          "deconstruct"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To dismantle or deconstruct (something previously built)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "unbuild"
}

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