undo
verbEtymology
Definitions
To reverse the effects of an action.
- Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.
- What's done can't be undone.
- Pro.[…]it was a torment / To lay vpon the damn'd, which Sycorax / Could not againe vndoe ; it was mine Art, / When I arriu'd, and heard thee, that made gape / The Pyne, and let thee out.
To unfasten.
- Could you undo my buckle for me?
To unfasten the clothing of (a person).
- PROSTITUTE: Undo me. There's a dear.
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To impoverish or ruin, as in reputation
To impoverish or ruin, as in reputation; to cause the downfall of.
- Woe is me, for I am undone!
An operation that reverses a previous action.
- How many undos does this program support?
Misspelling of undue.
The neighborhood
- antonymredoantonym(s) of “reverse effects”
- antonymdo upantonym(s) of “unfasten”
- antonymbuttonantonym(s) of “unfasten”
- antonymbutton upantonym(s) of “unfasten”
- antonymtie upantonym(s) of “unfasten”
- antonymzipantonym(s) of “unfasten”
- antonymzip upantonym(s) of “unfasten”
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at undo. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at undo. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
8 hops · closes at undo
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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