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undo

Syllabification: (un·do)
Pronunciation: /ˌənˈdo͞o/

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Definition of undo

verb (undoes /-ˈdəz/, undoing; past undid; past participle undone)

[with object]
  • 1unfasten, untie, or loosen (something):the knot was difficult to undo
  • 2cancel or reverse the effects or results of (a previous action or measure):there wasn’t any way Evelyn could undo the damage
  • cancel (the last one or more commands executed by a computer).
  • 3 formal cause the downfall or ruin of:Iago’s hatred of women undoes him

noun

Computing
  • a feature of a computer program that allows a user to cancel or reverse the last one or more commands executed.

Origin:

Old English undōn (see un-2, do1)

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