"unshadow" meaning in English

See unshadow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unshadows [present, singular, third-person], unshadowing [participle, present], unshadowed [participle, past], unshadowed [past]
Etymology: un- + shadow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|shadow}} un- + shadow Head templates: {{en-verb}} unshadow (third-person singular simple present unshadows, present participle unshadowing, simple past and past participle unshadowed)
  1. (transitive) To free from shadow; to allow to become illuminated. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unshadow-en-verb-ddqQxLB9
  2. (transitive, computing) To combine (a password file) with its corresponding "shadow file" in order to facilitate cracking of the passwords. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-unshadow-en-verb-GqAXs40m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 32 68 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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