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unmake

UK
/ʌnˈmeɪk/
US
/ʌnˈmeɪk/

Translations

unmakeverb
unmade
Past Simple
unmade
Past Participle
unmaking
Gerund
UK
/ʌnˈmeɪk/
US
/ʌnˈmeɪk/
The scandal threatened to unmake the politician's career.
Le scandale menaçait d'anéantir la carrière du politicien.
The artist decided to unmake the sculpture after noticing a flaw in the design.
L'artiste a décidé de défaire la sculpture après avoir remarqué un défaut dans la conception.
Additional translations
détruire
Synonyms
disassemble
invalidate
nullify
destroy
dismantle
reverse
undo
Antonyms
make

Definitions

unmakeverb
To reverse or undo the making or creation of something.
The artist decided to unmake the sculpture after noticing a flaw in the design.
To cause something to lose its form or structure.
The intense heat began to unmake the wax figure, causing it to melt.
To deprive someone of a position or status.
The scandal threatened to unmake the politician's career.
To ruin or destroy (a person, thing, or situation), often irreparably.
His mounting debts threatened to unmake him completely.
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