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unwreathe

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[uhn-reeth] / ʌnˈrið /

verb (used with object)

unwreathed, unwreathing

  1. to bring out of a wreathed wreathe condition; untwist; untwine.

Etymology

Origin of unwreathe

First recorded in 1585–95; un- 2 + wreathe

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Unwreathe, un-rēth′, v.t. to untwist, as anything wreathed.

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