unrip

[ uhn-rip ]

verb (used with object)

, un·ripped, un·rip·ping.

1. to undo by ripping; rip; ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
2. to make known; disclose; reveal.

unrip

/ ʌnˈrɪp /

verb

1. to rip open
2. obsolete.
   to reveal; disclose

Word History and Origins

Origin of unrip¹

First recorded in 1505–15; un- ² + rip ¹

Example Sentences

O, what a virgin longing I feel on me To unrip the seal, and read it!

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He then asked me for my penknife and proceeded to unrip the bag, and took out of it a large piece of paper closely folded up.

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She scolded Denas for working so slowly, she made her unrip whatever she did.

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They carried their search so far as to rummage the pockets of my old clothes, and even to unrip the linings.

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