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unruin

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

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 unruin

third-person singular presentunruins
present participleunruining
past participleunruined
pastunruined
alternative formun-ruin

Origin of unruin

From un- + ruin.

Questions about unruin

What does unruin mean?
Unruin means to fix or restore something that was previously ruined; to bring back to a whole or functioning state.
What part of speech is unruin?
Unruin is a verb.
What is the past tense of unruin?
The past tense of unruin is unruined.

Words near unruin in the dictionary

  1. unrugs
  2. Unruh
  3. Unruh effect
  4. Unruh effects
  5. Unruhs
  6. unruin
  7. unruinable
  8. unruinated
  9. unruined
  10. unruining
  11. unruins

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