unreeve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To withdraw or take out, as for example a rope from a block.

Word forms

unreeve unreeves unreeving unreeved

Etymology

From Middle English *unreven (attested only in past participle unrevyn) equivalent to un- + reeve.

Related words

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