unact

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verb

To undo the acting of; to reverse (an action).

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Meanings

verbunact (third-person singular simple present unacts, present participle unacting, simple past and past participle unacted)

present singular third person unacts · participle present unacting · participle past unacted · past unacted

  1. raretransitiveTo undo the acting of; to reverse (an action).

    […] have been so busy acting their several parts in the past, and are in the present so busy trying to unact them […]

    1908, George Iles, Little Masterpieces of Autobiography, volume 6, page 133
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    […] the only way of regaining God's Favour is to unact what they then acted, whilst the way lies open; before length of time obscures, and effaces those antient ^([sic]) Paths to which they ought in Duty to return.

    1709, Benjamin Hoadly, An humble reply to the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of Exeter's Answer, page 66

    Synonyms: undo

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo undo the acting of; to reverse (an action).

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undo

Origin

From un- + act.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

unact. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unact

MLA

“unact.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unact. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unact,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unact.

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