undo (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 5 senses of the word *undo*:
VERB	contact	undo	cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
creation	undo, unmake	deprive of certain characteristics / characteristics
social	undo	cause the ruin or downfall of
contact	undo, untie, loosen	cause to become loose
contact	undo, unwrap	remove the outer cover or wrapping of

undo > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnduw'
Rhymes	adieu ... voodoo: 22 rhymes with duw...

English > *undo*: 5 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"I wish I could undo my actions"
Entailed by	unbar	Remove a bar from (a door)
Entailed by	unbolt	undo the bolt of
Narrower	unbelt	undo the belt of
	unbraid	undo the braids of
	unbuckle	undo the buckle of
	unbutton	undo the buttons of
	unclip	Remove the clip from
	unfasten	Cause to become undone
	unfold, spread, spread out, open	spread out or open from a closed or folded state
	unhitch	unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
	unpick	undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
	unpin	Remove the pins from
	unplug, disconnect	Pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable
	unravel, unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick	Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
	unstaple	Take the staples off
	unstrap	Remove the strap or straps from
	untie, unbrace, unlace	undo the ties of
	unwind, disentangle	separate the tangles of
	unwire	undo the wiring of
Broader	change by reversal, turn, reverse	change to the contrary
Spanish	deshacer
Catalan	desfer
Nouns	undoing	an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

English > *undo*: 5 senses > verb 2, creation
Meaning	deprive of certain characteristics / characteristics.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Synonym	unmake
Narrower	destroy, destruct	Do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
Opposite	do, make	create or design, often in a certain way
Spanish	deshacer
Catalan	desfer

English > *undo*: 5 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	Cause the ruin or downfall of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Broader	ruin	Destroy or cause to fail
Nouns	undoer	a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to
Nouns	undoer	a seducer who ruins a woman

English > *undo*: 5 senses > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Cause to become loose.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"undo the shoelace"
Synonyms	untie, loosen
Broader	change, alter, modify	Cause to change
Spanish	desamarrar, desatar, soltar
Nouns	undoer	a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens
Nouns	undoing	loosening the ties that fasten something

English > *undo*: 5 senses > verb 5, contact
Meaning	Remove the outer cover or wrapping of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"undo the parcel"
Synonym	unwrap
Broader	uncover, expose	Remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
Opposite	wrap, wrap up	Arrange or fold as a cover or protection
Spanish	desenvolver
Nouns	undoer	a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens

HyperDic: undo