undraw

American  

[uhn-draw] / ʌnˈdrɔ /

verb (used with object)

undrew, undrawn, undrawing

1. to draw open or aside.

   to undraw a curtain.

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verb (used without object)

undrew, undrawn, undrawing

1. to be drawn open or aside.

Etymology

Origin of undraw

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

Example Sentences

Whereupon the peasants undraw their purse strings, and thank God that they have such a dear good man, and can obtain in their village such costly wares for so little money.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

There was but a single bolt to undraw; then they opened the door and stepped into the street, Edgar waiting for half a minute to let Albert get well away before he went out.

From A March on London by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

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

From Oliver Twist by Dickens, Charles

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.

From Chicot the Jester by Dumas père, Alexandre

When the morning dawned, he ordered Payne to open the shutters and to undraw the curtains.

From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny