"unwreck" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unwrecks [present, singular, third-person], unwrecking [participle, present], unwrecked [participle, past], unwrecked [past]
Etymology: From un- + wreck. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|wreck}} un- + wreck Head templates: {{en-verb}} unwreck (third-person singular simple present unwrecks, present participle unwrecking, simple past and past participle unwrecked)
  1. (transitive) To undo or reverse the wrecking of; (by extension) to repair; restore to good use; salvage Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unwreck-en-verb-OKMWQOG9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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