undouble

American  

[uhn-duhb-uhl] / ʌnˈdʌb əl /

verb (used with object)

undoubled, undoubling

1. to unfold; render single.

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Etymology

Origin of undouble

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + double

Example Sentences

The dirty fist in the young surgeon's pocket was obliged to undouble itself, and come out of its ambush disarmed.

From The History of Pendennis, Volume 2 His Fortunes and Misfortunes, His Friends and His Greatest Enemy by Thackeray, William Makepeace

Here I am out, but I can't undouble.

From Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

So, with Billy to brace his huge foot on the round of the chair, and to hold down the back with his hands, Cricket and Hilda, with another vigorous pull, managed to undouble Zaidee.

From Cricket at the Seashore by Richards, Harriet Roosevelt

The rheumatiz stiffened me so I couldn't double up, and now it has stiffened me so I can't undouble.

From Giles Corey, Yeoman A Play by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

His gum boots screeched, the bench creaked as he began to undouble himself.

From First Fam'lies of the Sierras by Miller, Joaquin