unclose
verb
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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈkləʊz/
verb
Etymology: 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- + close.
- To open; to unclench.
“They measured it to some considerable length—another door presented itself to the searching hand of Carlstadt the Baron, but resisted the repeated efforts made to unclose it.”
“His eyes he opened, shut, again unclosed, / For all was doubt and dizziness […]”