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undeclare

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ declare.

Verb

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undeclare (third-person singular simple present undeclares, present participle undeclaring, simple past and past participle undeclared)

  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of declaring; to unsay.
    • 2007 February 4, Noah Feldman, “Whose War Powers?”, in New York Times[1]:
      The Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war; but does that include the power to undeclare it?
  2. (transitive, programming) To revoke the declaration of (a variable, namespace, etc.) so that it is no longer available.

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