undraw

[ uhn-draw ]

verb (used with object)

, un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.

1. to draw open or aside:

   to undraw a curtain.

verb (used without object)

, un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.

1. to be drawn open or aside.

Word History and Origins

Origin of undraw¹

1350–1400; Middle English undrawen to withdraw; un- ², draw

Example Sentences

Undraw the curtain, that I may see you, and tell me;—I thought I heard some strange voice just now talking to my child.

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Exhausted by the effort, he let his right arm fall for a moment, while with his left he tried to undraw the bolts behind him.

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Susan went in, but did not undraw the curtain as she stood beside the bed.

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Seeing the faint light of early day without, the girl rose to undraw the curtain.

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