undo
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undo¹
- /ʌnˈduː/ UK, US
Sounds like undue (yod-dropping) · Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
From Middle English undōn, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-West Germanic *andadōn (“to undo”), equivalent to un- + do. Cognate with West Frisian ûndwaan, ûntdwaan (“to undo; rid”), Dutch ontdoen (“to undo”).
verb undoes · undoing · undid · undone
- To reverse the effects of an action. Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.
- To unfasten. Could you undo my buckle for me?
- To unfasten the clothing of (a person). PROSTITUTE: Undo me. There's a dear.
- To impoverish or ruin, as in reputation; to cause the downfall of. Woe is me, for I am undone!
noun undos
- An operation that reverses a previous action. How many undos does this program support?
undo²
- /ʌnˈduː/ UK, US
Sounds like undue (yod-dropping) · Rhymes with -uː
adjective
- Misspelling of undue.undue
