Hypertext Webster Gateway: "undo"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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, ere the setting sun, She 'd all undo that
she had done. --Swift.

2. To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to
untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to
undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle. --Tennyson.

Pray you, undo this button. --Shak.

She took the spindle, and undoing the thread
gradually, measured it. --Sir W.
Scott.

3. To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in
reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are
undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by
vices and dissipation, or by indolence.

That quaffing and drinking will undo you, --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

undo
v 1: cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I
could undo my actions"
2: deprive of certain characteristics [syn: {unmake}] [ant: {do}]
3: cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the
President and he had to resign"
4: cause to become loos; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot";
"loosen the necktie" [syn: {untie}, {loosen}]
5: remove the outer cover or wrapping of; "Let's unwrap the
gifts!"; "undo the parcel" [syn: {unwrap}] [ant: {wrap}]


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