unwreck

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ wreck.

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
   • 1997, John Barth, The Tidewater Tales, page 411:

     Remember, we were wrecked already when we started this cruise; it was supposed to unwreck us!

   • 2011, Alex Sanchez, Rainbow High:

     Nelson tried to think fast how to unwreck their date.