"unnest" meaning in All languages combined

See unnest on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unnests [present, singular, third-person], unnesting [participle, present], unnested [participle, past], unnested [past]
Etymology: un- + nest Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|nest}} un- + nest Head templates: {{en-verb}} unnest (third-person singular simple present unnests, present participle unnesting, simple past and past participle unnested)
  1. To eject from a nest.
    Sense id: en-unnest-en-verb-OobCkuej Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 52 48
  2. To separate objects that have been nested or placed one inside the other.
    Sense id: en-unnest-en-verb-iLTW9XlV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unnestle

Inflected forms

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