unmake

present singular third person unmakes · participle present unmaking · participle past unmade · past unmade

1. transitiveTo destroy or take apart; to cause (a made article) to lose its nature.

   Let go the lure The striving to unmake

   1936, Nathalia Crane, Swear By the Night and Other Poems, Imperfection

   1 more example

   She was confused. Now that he had worked himself into a snit he'd be angry if she unmade the bed and did what he wanted. If she didn't make it properly, he'd be resentful. She stripped the bed. She'd change the linens.

   2013, Florida Ann Town, On the Rim, page 84

   Synonyms: uncreate