"uninvent" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uninvents [present, singular, third-person], uninventing [participle, present], uninvented [participle, past], uninvented [past]
Etymology: un- + invent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|invent}} un- + invent Head templates: {{en-verb}} uninvent (third-person singular simple present uninvents, present participle uninventing, simple past and past participle uninvented)
  1. (transitive) To undo the invention of; to unmake. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-uninvent-en-verb-27diwD2F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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