"undecree" meaning in English

See undecree in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: undecrees [present, singular, third-person], undecreeing [participle, present], undecreed [participle, past], undecreed [past]
Etymology: From un- + decree. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|decree}} un- + decree Head templates: {{en-verb|undecrees|undecreeing|undecreed}} undecree (third-person singular simple present undecrees, present participle undecreeing, simple past and past participle undecreed)
  1. (transitive) To annul or revoke (an earlier decree). Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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