unspill

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ spill

Verb[edit]

unspill (third-person singular simple present unspills, present participle unspilling, simple past and past participle unspilled or unspilt)

  1. (transitive) Hypothetically, to undo the spilling of.
    • 2016, David Zelman, If I Can, You Can: Transformation Made Easy:
      If the coffee is currently being spilled, I can't unspill it. And here's the kicker. You can't change the future, because it hasn't happened yet.