"unbuild" meaning in English

See unbuild in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unbuilds [present, singular, third-person], unbuilding [participle, present], unbuilt [participle, past], unbuilt [past]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-unbuild-en-verb-E0obhuC4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for unbuild meaning in English (1.7kB)

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