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unweave

verb
un·​weave | \ ˌən-ˈwēv How to pronounce unweave (audio) \
unwove\ ˌən-​ˈwƍv How to pronounce unwove (audio) \; unwoven\ ˌən-​ˈwƍ-​vən How to pronounce unwoven (audio) \; unweaving

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Examples of unweave in a Sentence

if you want the scarf to be perfect, you're going to have to unweave the last three inches and fix the mistake

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But the gesture only draws attention to itself, unweaving Shakespeare’s web. Edward Rothstein, WSJ, "‘Twelfth Night’ Review: A Bland Transposition," 11 July 2019 Yamahira — who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo — unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role. Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, "‘The Veil’ exhibition at Bridge Productions spans ideas of what’s seen and unseen," 7 Aug. 2018 Yamahira — who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo — unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role. Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, "‘The Veil’ exhibition at Bridge Productions spans ideas of what’s seen and unseen," 7 Aug. 2018 To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. David C. Ward, Smithsonian, "A New Poem is Commissioned to Honor the Soldiers Who Fight America’s Wars," 27 Apr. 2017 To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. David C. Ward, Smithsonian, "A New Poem is Commissioned to Honor the Soldiers Who Fight America’s Wars," 27 Apr. 2017 To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map. David C. Ward, Smithsonian, "A New Poem is Commissioned to Honor the Soldiers Who Fight America’s Wars," 27 Apr. 2017

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First Known Use of unweave

1542, in the meaning defined above

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