"uncreate" meaning in English

See uncreate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˌʌnkɹiˈeɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uncreate.wav Forms: uncreates [present, singular, third-person], uncreating [participle, present], uncreated [participle, past], uncreated [past]
Etymology: From un- + create. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|create}} un- + create Head templates: {{en-verb}} uncreate (third-person singular simple present uncreates, present participle uncreating, simple past and past participle uncreated)
  1. (transitive) To kill; to destroy; to deprive of existence; to annihilate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-uncreate-en-verb-xVJ9glJl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. (transitive) To undo the act of creating. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-uncreate-en-verb-PQw-dgks Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unmake, ungenerate

Inflected forms

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