unruin

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verb

To fix or restore something that was previously ruined; to bring back to a whole or functioning state.

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Meanings

verbunruin (third-person singular simple present unruins, present participle unruining, simple past and past participle unruined)

present singular third person unruins · participle present unruining · participle past unruined · past unruined · alternative un-ruin

  1. transitiveTo fix or restore something that was previously ruined; to bring back to a whole or functioning state.

    He wasn't a villain; he wouldn't let a young lady be ruined when it was in his power to unruin her.

    1997, Catherine Coulter, The offer

Origin

From un- + ruin.

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Cite this entry
APA

unruin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruin

MLA

“unruin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unruin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unruin.

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