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unwreck

unwreck verb: to undo or reverse the wrecking of; (by extension) to repair; restore to good use; salvage.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To undo or reverse the wrecking of; (by extension) to repair; restore to good use; salvage
    • Remember, we were wrecked already when we started this cruise; it was supposed to unwreck us!1997, John Barth, The Tidewater Tales, page 411
    • Nelson tried to think fast how to unwreck their date.2011, Alex Sanchez, Rainbow High

Forms of unwreck

third-person singular presentunwrecks
present participleunwrecking
past participleunwrecked
pastunwrecked

Origin of unwreck

From un- + wreck.

Questions about unwreck

What does unwreck mean?
Unwreck means to undo or reverse the wrecking of; (by extension) to repair; restore to good use; salvage.
What part of speech is unwreck?
Unwreck is a verb.
What is the past tense of unwreck?
The past tense of unwreck is unwrecked.

Words near unwreck in the dictionary

  1. unwreathe
  2. unwreathed
  3. unwreathes
  4. unwreathing
  5. unwreaths
  6. unwreck
  7. unwreckable
  8. unwrecked
  9. unwrecking
  10. unwrecks
  11. unwrench

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