Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To render something indefinite; confound or confuse definitions.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.
  • verb programming, transitive To remove the definition of; to return to an undefined state.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

un- +‎ define

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Examples

  • Yup, It return "undefine" if I include the try .. catch in the javescript.

    ASP.NET Forums CruzerB 2009

  • I am a part of the sisterhood; I am a feminist and no one has the right to "undefine" me as such.

    uuworld.org: latest stories 2009

  • Unlike conventional field guides, which affix labels and definitions, Solnit's aims to unname and undefine.

    Terra Incognita 2006

  • Unlike conventional field guides, which affix labels and definitions, Solnit's aims to unname and undefine.

    Terra Incognita 2006

  • Unlike conventional field guides, which affix labels and definitions, Solnit's aims to unname and undefine.

    Terra Incognita 2006

  • I wounder why we still have war then...also since Taiwan's status is undefine and last holder is either Japan and US.

    Bruce Jacobs on Who Owns Taiwan in Taipei Times Michael Turton 2007

  • It could also be convenient to undefine the Ctrl+Alt+L shortcut and use Input Actions to redefine this shortcut to xlock.

    KDE TechBase - Recent changes [en] Hajma 2010

  • If that folder doesn't exist, it will stop and undefine any VM running with that name in libvirt.

    Planet Ubuntu 2010

  • If you are rich, then what better camouflage is there than to undefine "rich"?

    Angry Bear 2009

  • Aha I didn't I put in the CSS because you can't undefine in php.

    PunBB Forums 2009

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