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undecree

undecree verb: to annul or revoke (an earlier decree).

Verb

undecree (third-person singular simple present undecrees, present participle undecreeing, simple past and past participle undecreed)

  1. (transitive) To annul or revoke (an earlier decree).
    • "I will not undecree that decree," said the King, very angry by this time.1959, Children's Activities, volume 25, page 41

Forms of undecree

third-person singular presentundecrees
present participleundecreeing
past participleundecreed
pastundecreed

Origin of undecree

From un- + decree.

Questions about undecree

What does undecree mean?
Undecree means to annul or revoke (an earlier decree).
What part of speech is undecree?
Undecree is a verb.
What is the past tense of undecree?
The past tense of undecree is undecreed.

Words near undecree in the dictionary

  1. undecorousness
  2. undecorticated
  3. undecoyed
  4. undecreased
  5. undecreasing
  6. undecree
  7. undecreed
  8. undecreeing
  9. undecrees
  10. undecremented
  11. undecried

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