unruin

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ ruin.

Verb

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unruin (third-person singular simple present unruins, present participle unruining, simple past and past participle unruined)

  1. (transitive) To fix or restore something that was previously ruined; to bring back to a whole or functioning state.
    • 1997, Catherine Coulter, The offer[1]:
      He wasn't a villain; he wouldn't let a young lady be ruined when it was in his power to unruin her.