"undeclare" meaning in English

See undeclare in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: undeclares [present, singular, third-person], undeclaring [participle, present], undeclared [participle, past], undeclared [past]
Etymology: un- + declare Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|declare}} un- + declare Head templates: {{en-verb}} undeclare (third-person singular simple present undeclares, present participle undeclaring, simple past and past participle undeclared)
  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of declaring; to unsay. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undeclare-en-verb-nwCWAadj
  2. (transitive, programming) To revoke the declaration of (a variable, namespace, etc.) so that it is no longer available. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming
    Sense id: en-undeclare-en-verb--nUtfGoK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 36 64 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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