undid
ˌən-ˈdid 
ˈən-
; undone
ˌən-ˈdən
ˈən-
; undoing
ˌən-ˈdü-iŋ
ˈən-
1
: to open or loose by releasing a fastening
2
: to make of no effect or as if not done : make null : reverse
3
a
: to ruin the worldly means, reputation, or hopes of
a politician undone by scandal
b
: to disturb the composure of : upset
she's come undone
c
: to come open or apart
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Examples of undo in a Sentence
You can't undo the past.
The damage cannot be undone.
He was undone by greed.
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Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Everything done through unilateral executive action can be undone through unilateral executive action.
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His role, as a flawed genius who suffers for his art but is undone by his hubris, his drug addiction and the cutoff of his wealthy employer’s patronage, is harrowing.
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Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Everything done through unilateral executive action can be undone through unilateral executive action.
—Abc News, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
His role, as a flawed genius who suffers for his art but is undone by his hubris, his drug addiction and the cutoff of his wealthy employer’s patronage, is harrowing.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
But despite promises to undo Joe Biden’s clean energy legacy, Trump’s team hasn’t specifically targeted funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law as much, which funds the initiative.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Undo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undo. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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