"uninvent" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: uninvents [present, singular, third-person], uninventing [participle, present], uninvented [participle, past], uninvented [past]
Etymology: From un- + invent. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|invent}} un- + invent Head templates: {{en-verb}} uninvent (third-person singular simple present uninvents, present participle uninventing, simple past and past participle uninvented)
  1. (transitive) To undo the invention of; to unmake. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To undo the invention of; to unmake."
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