unroof

American  

[uhn-roof, -roof] / ʌnˈruf, -ˈrʊf /

verb (used with object)

1. to take off the roof or covering of.

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Etymology

Origin of unroof

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

Example Sentences

But the poet need only unroof his own heart.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various

Shann scrambled ashore, the wolverines after him, sniffling along at his heels while he overturned likely looking rocks to unroof some odd underwater dwellings.

From Storm Over Warlock by Norton, Andre

Orders had been already issued to extinguish all domestic fires throughout the town, and to unroof all the thatched houses; so great was the jealousy of internal treason.

From Autobiographical Sketches by De Quincey, Thomas

To unroof the house, a method practised by landlords in Wales to eject a bad tenant.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

If we, as haply God or Devil can, could unroof the houses of men's souls, if their visible works were of their hearts rather than their brains, we should know strange things.

From Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by Patten, William