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unclose.

To open; to unclench.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʌnˈkləʊz/UK
  1. To open; to unclench.

    ambitransitive
  2. To disclose (something secret or hidden).

    transitive
  3. To undo the act of closing; to restore (something closed).

    to unclose a window
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English unclosen. By surface analysis, un- (reversive suffix) + close (verb).

adj/ʌnˈkləʊz/UK
  1. Not close; distant.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English close English unclose From un- (“not”) + close (adjective).

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