Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To cancel, as that which is written; erase.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To cancel, as what is written; to erase.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
retract anedict orlaw .
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Examples
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In this ish we meet a man who can apparently “unwrite” reality with a touch of his right hand.
Quick Hits – Batman, Red Robin, Buck Rogers, The Flash: Rebirth, and More 2009
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In this ish we meet a man who can apparently “unwrite” reality with a touch of his right hand.
14 « June « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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However, with that said, I nevertheless feel compelled to share these findings, in hope that one person, perhaps not in my lifetime, will be able to find the elixir to unwrite this diabolical tome.
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However, with that said, I nevertheless feel compelled to share these findings, in hope that one person, perhaps not in my lifetime, will be able to find the elixir to unwrite this diabolical tome.
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It was only after Obama was winning and she was losing did she find some friends (of hers) to say they would unwrite the expenses for these two states to have reelection.
Clinton says she expects lead in popular vote, primary delegates 2008
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That doesn't unwrite what he has written and published.
Nagourney Responds: We Are "Comfortable" With Our Story, Though Headline Was Imperfect 2009
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I was so damned certain the liberals would hate Obama and his centrism of picking Hillary Clinton (who almost won the democratic nomination) and James Jones (who by way of qualifications, superb pick) or even that dadgum Gates (who is doing the best any able person can do to unwrite Rummy's mistakes).
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In effect, Joseph says to his brothers: we cannot unwrite the past, but we can redeem that past – if we take our tears and use them to sensitise us to the tears of others.
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“We cannot unwrite the past, but we can redeem that past if we take our tears and use them to sensitize us to the tears of the world,” he said to thunderous applause.
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“We cannot unwrite the past, but we can redeem that past if we take our tears and use them to sensitize us to the tears of the world,” he said to thunderous applause.
kiss of death 2008
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