uninvent

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verb

To undo the invention of; to unmake.

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Meanings

verbuninvent (third-person singular simple present uninvents, present participle uninventing, simple past and past participle uninvented)

present singular third person uninvents · participle present uninventing · participle past uninvented · past uninvented

  1. transitiveTo undo the invention of; to unmake.

    It’s easier to ban bake sales than to get rid of half the cars in the city, or uninvent video games, or design broccoli that tastes like homemade chocolate chip cookies.

    2009 October 11, Roz Chast, Tucker Nichols, Jillian Tamaki, Joseph Hart, Karen Barbour, Bella Foster, Jason Polan And Seth, “My Bake Sale Memory”, in New York Times

Origin

From un- + invent.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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