deobstruct
deobstruct verb: to clear (something) of obstructions.
Verb
deobstruct (third-person singular simple present deobstructs, present participle deobstructing, simple past and past participle deobstructed)
- To clear (something) of obstructions.
- […] we humbly desire of God […] [that] he will be pleas’d to convey to them [the people of Ireland] the notices of their danger, and their sin, and to deobstruct the passages of necessary truth to them,1664, Jeremy Taylor, A Dissuasive from Popery to the People of Ireland, Dublin: John Crooke, Preface to the Reader
- […] such as carry off the Foeces and Mucus, deobstruct the Mouths of the Lacteals, so as the Chyle may have a free Passage into the Blood.1732, John Arbuthnot, Practical Rules of Diet, London: J. Tonson, Chapter 1, section 19, p. 274
- Synonyms:
- unblock
Synonyms of deobstruct
Forms of deobstruct
| third-person singular present | deobstructs |
|---|---|
| present participle | deobstructing |
| past participle | deobstructed |
| past | deobstructed |
Origin of deobstruct
From de- + obstruct.
Questions about deobstruct
- What does deobstruct mean?
- Deobstruct means to clear (something) of obstructions.
- What part of speech is deobstruct?
- Deobstruct is a verb.
- What is the past tense of deobstruct?
- The past tense of deobstruct is deobstructed.
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