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un-ruin

un-ruin is the alternative form of unruin.

Meaning of unruin

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To 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

Forms of un-ruin

third-person singular presentun-ruins
present participleun-ruining
past participleun-ruined
pastun-ruined

Questions about un-ruin

What is un-ruin the alternative form of?
Un-ruin is the alternative form of unruin.

Words near un-ruin in the dictionary

  1. un-reacting
  2. un-reactive
  3. un-reacts
  4. un-rock and roll
  5. un-RSVP
  6. un-ruin
  7. un-self-explanatory
  8. un-Shakespearean
  9. un-shark-like
  10. un-sharklike
  11. un-Sunni

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