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.