Unwrites

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To remove written content from a text, reversing the act of writing
2. To nullify the written record of something, effectively erasing it from existence
3. To delete or obliterate written words, thus restoring previous states of unwritten ideas

Etymology: "Unwrites" is the third-person singular present form of "unwrite," a verb built from the prefix "un-" and the verb "write." The prefix "un-" here reverses the action of writing, so to unwrite something is to undo or cancel what was written, and the word's meaning follows directly from those two parts. Because "unwrite" is a transparent combination of an English prefix and an English verb, it needs no borrowed root to explain it. Speakers could form it on demand from "write," which is why it reads so plainly: the act of inscribing is reversed by the negating prefix, leaving the record itself removed.

Synonyms: erases, deletes, removes, cancels, retracts

Antonyms: writes, records, creates, inscribes, composes