unmake

Etymology

From Middle English unmaken; equivalent to un- + make.

verb

  1. (transitive) To destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.
    Let go the lure The striving to unmake 1936, Nathalia Crane, Swear By the Night and Other Poems, Imperfection
    She was confused. Now that he had worked himself into a snit he'd be angry if she unmade the bed and did what he wanted. If she didn't make it properly, he'd be resentful. She stripped the bed. She'd change the linens. 2013, Florida Ann Town, On the Rim, page 84

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