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undraw

[ uhn-draw ]
/ ʌnˈdrɔ /
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verb (used with object), un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.

to draw open or aside: to undraw a curtain.

verb (used without object), un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.

to be drawn open or aside.

Nearby words

  1. undouble,
  2. undoubtable,
  3. undoubted,
  4. undoubtedly,
  5. undrape,
  6. undreamed,
  7. undress,
  8. undress uniform,
  9. undressed,
  10. undrinkable

Origin of undraw

1350–1400; Middle English undrawen to withdraw; see un-2, draw
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for undraw

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

    The Parent's Assistant|Maria Edgeworth

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

    The Parent's Assistant|Maria Edgeworth

  • 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.

    Chicot the Jester|Alexandre Dumas, Pere

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

    Oliver Twist, Vol. III (of 3)|Charles Dickens