"unindent" meaning in English

See unindent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unindents [present, singular, third-person], unindenting [participle, present], unindented [participle, past], unindented [past]
Etymology: un- + indent; Originated in the 1980s when computers made it simple for a writer to position text on a page. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|indent}} un- + indent Head templates: {{en-verb}} unindent (third-person singular simple present unindents, present participle unindenting, simple past and past participle unindented)
  1. To remove the indentation; to move a block of text closer to the left margin.
    Sense id: en-unindent-en-verb-x~2S4iVN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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