undo or undue

The verb “undo” is the opposite of “do.” You undo your typing errors on a computer or undo your shoelaces to go wading.The adjective “undue” is the opposite of “due” and means “unwarranted” or “improper.” It is used in phrases like “undue influence,” “undue burdens,” and “undue expense.”

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• stood vs stayed
• ninty vs ninety
• gaurd vs guard
• interment vs internment
• practicle vs practical
• blindsighted vs blindsided
• soar vs sore
• swam vs swum
• ratio
• as less as possible vs as little as possible

Definitions

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• v  cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  I wish I could undo my actions
• v  deprive of certain characteristics
• v  cause the ruin or downfall of
• v  cause to become loose
  undo the shoelace
• v  remove the outer cover or wrapping of
  undo the parcel

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• a  not yet payable
  an undue loan
• a  not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances
  undue influence
  I didn't want to show undue excitement
  accused of using undue force
• s  lacking justification or authorization
  desire for undue private profit
• s  beyond normal limits
  his dress stops just short of undue elegance

News & Articles

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• Push starts for vote on Medicaid
  PHOENIX - Foes of Gov. Jan Brewer's Medicaid expansion were already moving to undo at the ballot box and in court what they could not block at the Legislature - even before Brewer has a chance to sign it into law.
  June 14, 2013 - Arizona Daily Star
• Opponents line up against Brewer's budget
  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer speaking after Thursday's decisive vote to approve her $8.8 billion budget. PHOENIX — Not waiting for formal gubernatorial approval, foes of her Medicaid expansion already are moving to undo at the ballot box and in court what they could not block at the Legislature. Former state Sen. Frank Antenori, who once represented a sizable portion of Cochise County, said he is ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Sierra Vista Herald
• On Cherokee Street, business as usual — and then some
  Small-business owners hope shootings don't undo efforts to revitalize community.
  June 14, 2013 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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• USGA must enforce pace of play at 2013 U.S. Open, says Annika Sorenstam
  The USGA's rule 6-7 states, in part that a golfer who does not play "without undue delay" shall incur penalties that begin with a warning, may escalate to one and two strokes, and can eventually end with a disqualification.
  June 12, 2013 - Philly.com
• No harm, no foul if Zunino experiment doesn’t pan out
  The late basketball coach Abe Lemons, whose sometimes irreverent perspective on college sports was formed by surviving combat duty during World War II, once was asked about putting undue pressure on a freshman starter.
  June 12, 2013 - Tacoma News Tribune
• USGA must enforce pace of play at 2013 U.S. Open, says Annika Sorenstam
  The USGA's rule 6-7 states, in part that a golfer who does not play "without undue delay" shall incur penalties that begin with a warning, may escalate to one and two strokes, and can eventually end with a disqualification.
  June 12, 2013 - Philly.com