unkill

English

Etymology

un- +‎ kill

Verb

unkill (third-person singular simple present unkills, present participle unkilling, simple past and past participle unkilled)

1. (rare, transitive) To bring (something killed) back to life.
   • 1992, Kola Omojola, At the crossroads: challenges and options for Nigeria, page 231:

     We killed agriculture in the past. Now is the time to unkill it.

Synonyms

• revive, restore