unwreck

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verb

To undo or reverse the wrecking of; (by extension) to repair; restore to good use; salvage

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Meanings

verbunwreck (third-person singular simple present unwrecks, present participle unwrecking, simple past and past participle unwrecked)

present singular third person unwrecks · participle present unwrecking · participle past unwrecked · past unwrecked

  1. transitiveTo undo or reverse the wrecking of; (by extension) to repair; restore to good use; salvage

    Nelson tried to think fast how to unwreck their date.

    2011, Alex Sanchez, Rainbow High
    1 more example

    Remember, we were wrecked already when we started this cruise; it was supposed to unwreck us!

    1997, John Barth, The Tidewater Tales, page 411

Origin

From un- + wreck.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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