Undo
Un‐do″ (?), v. t. [AS. und�n. See 1st Un-, and Do to perform.] 1. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught.What's done can not be undone. Shak.To-morrow, ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Undock
Un‐dock″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dock.] (Naut.) To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.
Undoer
Un‐do″er (?), n. One who undoes anything; especially, one who ruins another.
Undoing
Un‐do″ing, n. 1. The reversal of what has been done.2. Ruin. “The utter undoing of some.” Hooker.
Undomesticate
Un′do‐mes″ti‐cate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + domesticate.] To make wild or roving.
Undone
Un‐done″ (?), p. p. of Undo.
Undone (2)
Un‐done″, a. [Pref. un- not + done.] Not done or performed; neglected.
Undouble
Un‐dou″ble (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + double.] To unfold, or render single.
Undoubtable
Un‐doubt″a‐ble (?), a. Indubitable.
Undoubted
Un‐doubt″ed, a. Not doubted; not called in question; indubitable; indisputable; as, undoubted proof; undoubted hero. — Un‐doubt″ed‐ly, adv.
Undrape
Un‐drape″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + drape.] To strip of drapery; to uncover or unveil.
Undraw
Un‐draw″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + draw.] To draw aside or open; to draw back.Angels undrew the curtain of the throne. Young.
Undreamed
{ Un‐dreamed″ (?), Un‐dreamt″ (?), } a. Not dreamed, or dreamed of; not th�ught of; not imagined; — often followed by of.Unpathed waters, undreamed shores. Shak.
Undress
Un‐dress″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dress.]1. To divest of clothes; to strip.2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe.3. (Med.) To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to und...
Undress (2)
Un″dress (?), n. 1. A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished from full dress.2. (Mil. & Naval) An authorized habitual dress of officers and soldiers, but not f...
Undubitable
Un‐du″bi‐ta‐ble (?), a. Indubitable; as, an undubitable principle. Locke.
Undue
Un‐due″ (?), a. 1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue proceeding. Bacon.3. Not agreeable to a rul...
Undueness
Un‐due″ness, n. The quality of being undue.
Unduke
Un‐duke″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + duke.] To deprive of dukedom. Swift.
Undulant
Un″du‐lant (?), a. Undulating.
Undulary
Un″du‐la‐ry (?), a. [See Undulate.] Moving like waves; undulatory. Sir T. Browne.
Undulate
Un″du‐late (?), a. [L. undulatus undulated, wavy, a dim. from unda a wave; cf. AS. ��, Icel. unnr; perhaps akin to E. water. Cf. Abound, Inundate, Redound, Surround.] Same as Un...
Undulate (2)
Un″du‐late (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Undulated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Undulating.] To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate...
Undulate (3)
Un″du‐late, v. i. To move in, or have, undulations or waves; to vibrate; to wave; as, undulating air.
Undulated
Un″du‐la′ted (?), a. 1. Resembling, or in the nature of, waves; having a wavy surface; undulatory.2. (Bot.) Waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a leaf or corolla; wa...
Undulating
Un″du‐la′ting, a. Rising and falling like waves; resembling wave form or motion; undulatory; rolling; wavy; as, an undulating medium; undulating ground. — Un″du‐la′ting‐ly. adv.
Undulation
Un′du‐la″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. ondulation.] 1. The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as, the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the undulations of sound....