"undemolish" meaning in English

See undemolish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: undemolishes [present, singular, third-person], undemolishing [participle, present], undemolished [participle, past], undemolished [past]
Etymology: From un- + demolish. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|demolish}} un- + demolish Head templates: {{en-verb}} undemolish (third-person singular simple present undemolishes, present participle undemolishing, simple past and past participle undemolished)
  1. (transitive, rare) To undo the demolition of. Tags: rare, transitive

Inflected forms

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