unbuild

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ build.

Verb

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unbuild (third-person singular simple present unbuilds, present participle unbuilding, simple past and past participle unbuilt)

  1. (transitive) To dismantle or deconstruct (something previously built).
    • 2003, Barbara Damrosch, The Garden Primer, page 5:
      Anything you build or plant on your neighbor's land you might have to unbuild or unplant in the future.
    • 2007 July 2, Richard Eder, “When People, Culture and Even Time Are Suspect”, in New York Times[1]:
      His building and unbuilding, both, are a slog.