as in to depose
to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)
a movie studio chief who likes to boast that he can unmake any star in Hollywood if he wishes
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In the aftermath, Connor, one of road decommissioning’s foremost pioneers, set to unmaking what her forebears had built.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
The works evoke making and unmaking simultaneously.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Limited in range but emotionally enlightening, the instruction resonantly conjugates the way language makes and unmakes us.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The big questions Whyte talks about — the ones that make or unmake a life — seemed easier to answer.
—Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
The works evoke making and unmaking simultaneously.
—Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
Limited in range but emotionally enlightening, the instruction resonantly conjugates the way language makes and unmakes us.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
The big questions Whyte talks about — the ones that make or unmake a life — seemed easier to answer.
—Deborah Calmeyer, Travel + Leisure, 16 Dec. 2023
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“Unmake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmake. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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