undedicate

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verb

To undo the dedication or earmarking of.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

verbundedicate (third-person singular simple present undedicates, present participle undedicating, simple past and past participle undedicated)

present singular third person undedicates · participle present undedicating · participle past undedicated · past undedicated

  1. raretransitiveTo undo the dedication or earmarking of.

    She also failed in her attempts to "undedicate" the gasoline tax and Public University Fund so that more money would be available for human services; […]

    2010, Nancy Baker Jones, Ruthe Winegarten, Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, page 247

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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