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undo

un·do
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-doo]
    • /ʌnˈdu/
    • /ʌnˈduː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-doo]
    • /ʌnˈdu/

Definitions of undo word

  • verb with object undo to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone. 1
  • verb with object undo to do away with; erase; efface: to undo the havoc done by the storm. 1
  • verb with object undo to bring to ruin or disaster; destroy: In the end his lies undid him. 1
  • verb with object undo to unfasten by releasing: to undo a gate; to undo a button. 1
  • verb with object undo to untie or loose (a knot, rope, etc.). 1
  • verb with object undo to open (a package, wrapping, etc.). 1

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Origin of undo

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English undōn; cognate with Dutch ontdoen. See un-2, do1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Undo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

undo popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

undo usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for undo

verb undo

  • abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
  • abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
  • abscind — to cut off
  • annihilate — To annihilate something means to destroy it completely.
  • annul — If an election or a contract is annulled, it is declared invalid, so that legally it is considered never to have existed.

Antonyms for undo

verb undo

  • chouse — a person who deceives, defrauds, or tricks
  • do one's thing — a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
  • do — Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
  • get ready — the state or condition of being ready.
  • get with it — (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.

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