"unweave" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unweaves [present, singular, third-person], unweaving [participle, present], unwove [past], unweaved [past], unwoven [participle, past], unweaved [participle, past]
Etymology: From un- + weave. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|weave}} un- + weave Head templates: {{en-verb|unweaves|unweaving|unwove|unwoven|past2=unweaved|past_ptc2=unweaved}} unweave (third-person singular simple present unweaves, present participle unweaving, simple past unwove or unweaved, past participle unwoven or unweaved)
  1. (transitive) To undo something woven. Tags: transitive Translations (to undo something woven): extexō (Latin)

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