Etymology

uncatch

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Today it means: To set free from a restraint; unfasten or unclasp; release Full definition →

Middle English uncachen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromuncachen
  2. English todayuncatch

From Middle English uncachen, equivalent to un- + catch.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.