unbuild

unbuild
/un bild"/, v.t., unbuilt, unbuilding.
to demolish (something built); raze.
[1600-10; UN-2 + BUILD]

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  • unbuild — verb To dismantle or deconstruct (something previously built) …   Wiktionary

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  • unbuild — un•build [[t]ʌnˈbɪld[/t]] v. built, build•ing 1) to demolish (something built); raze 2) to raze a building or the like • Etymology: 1600–10 …   From formal English to slang

  • unbuild — v.tr. (past and past part. unbuilt) 1 demolish or destroy (a building, theory, system, etc.). 2 (as unbuilt adj.) not yet built or (of land etc.) not yet built on …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Destroyed — Destroy De*stroy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F. d[ e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up, build. See {Structure}.] 1. To unbuild;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Destroying — Destroy De*stroy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien, OF. destruire, F. d[ e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum; de + struere to pile up, build. See {Structure}.] 1. To unbuild;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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