UNWRAP

unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover

(verb) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; “The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold”; “The actress won’t reveal how old she is”; “bring out the truth”; “he broke the news to her”; “unwrap the evidence in the murder case”; “The newspaper uncovered the President’s illegal dealings”

unwrap, undo

(verb) remove the outer cover or wrapping of; “Let’s unwrap the gifts!”; “undo the parcel”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unwrap (third-person singular simple present unwraps, present participle unwrapping, simple past and past participle unwrapped)

(transitive) To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.

(intransitive) To become unwrapped.

(transitive, computing) To remove word wrap from.

Anagrams

• unwarp

Source: Wiktionary


Un*wrap", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + wrap.]

Definition: To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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