English Explanatory Dictionary

unbreak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To do the inverse or opposite of breaking: to mend, restore, heal, or fix; to make no longer broken.

Word forms

unbreak unbreaks unbreaking unbroke unbroken un-break

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break English unbreak From un- + break, popularised in songs sung by The Alarm (Unbreak the Promise) and Toni Braxton (Unbreak My Heart).

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