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unstitch

unstitch verb: to take out stitches from.

Verb

unstitch (third-person singular simple present unstitches, present participle unstitching, simple past and past participle unstitched)

  1. (transitive) To take out stitches from.
    Synonyms:
    unpick
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To unravel or disunite; to cause to come apart.
    • When racially charged killings in the 1980s unstitched already flimsy race relations in the city, the Slave Theater grew to be more than just a movie house, it became a symbol and center of black activism.2007 November 18, Trymaine Lee, “A Symbol of Activism Is at Center of Court Dispute”, in New York Times

Synonyms of unstitch

Forms of unstitch

third-person singular presentunstitches
present participleunstitching
past participleunstitched
pastunstitched

Origin of unstitch

From un- + stitch.

Questions about unstitch

What does unstitch mean?
Unstitch means to take out stitches from.
What part of speech is unstitch?
Unstitch is a verb.
What is the past tense of unstitch?
The past tense of unstitch is unstitched.

Words near unstitch in the dictionary

  1. unstirrable
  2. unstirred
  3. unstirring
  4. unstirringly
  5. unstirs
  6. unstitch
  7. unstitchable
  8. unstitched
  9. unstitches
  10. unstitching
  11. unstock

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