"undedicate" meaning in English

See undedicate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: undedicates [present, singular, third-person], undedicating [participle, present], undedicated [participle, past], undedicated [past]
Etymology: un- + dedicate Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|dedicate}} un- + dedicate Head templates: {{en-verb}} undedicate (third-person singular simple present undedicates, present participle undedicating, simple past and past participle undedicated)
  1. (transitive, rare) To undo the dedication or earmarking of. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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