"undouble" meaning in English

See undouble in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: undoubles [present, singular, third-person], undoubling [participle, present], undoubled [participle, past], undoubled [past]
Etymology: un- + double Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|double}} un- + double Head templates: {{en-verb}} undouble (third-person singular simple present undoubles, present participle undoubling, simple past and past participle undoubled)
  1. (transitive) To undo the doubling of; to unfold, or render single again. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-undouble-en-verb-jUVkt0qh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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