"unscreen" meaning in English

See unscreen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unscreens [present, singular, third-person], unscreening [participle, present], unscreened [participle, past], unscreened [past]
Etymology: un- + screen Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|screen}} un- + screen Head templates: {{en-verb}} unscreen (third-person singular simple present unscreens, present participle unscreening, simple past and past participle unscreened)
  1. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To reveal by removing a screen. Tags: figuratively, sometimes, transitive
    Sense id: en-unscreen-en-verb-0ReoirK7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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