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unweave
[ uhn-weev ]
/ ʌnˈwiv /
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verb (used with object), un·wove, un·wo·ven, un·weav·ing.
to undo, take apart, or separate (something woven); unravel.
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Words nearby unweave
unwashed, unwatched, unwavering, unwaxed, unwearied, unweave, unweighed, unweight, unweighted, unwelcome, unwell
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How to use unweave in a sentence
A human heart-throb must sometimes unweave that chain of passing events which men call destiny; but here it was not to be.
Silent Struggles|Ann S. StephensIt is to unweave a stuff, to draw out thread by thread, so as to separate the gold.
Florence sunk into the chair shuddering; she had no strength to unweave the ominous wreath from her head.
Fashion and Famine|Ann S. Stephens