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unbreak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
un-break
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

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- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti 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 ("Un-Break My Heart").

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

unbreaks (present, singular) unbreaking (participle, present) unbroke (past) unbroken (participle, past) un-break (alternative)

Questions

What does unbreak mean?
To do the inverse or opposite of breaking: to mend, restore, heal, or fix; to make no longer broken.
Where does unbreak come from?
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- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti 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 ("Un-Break My Heart").

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