unbare

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verb

To lay bare; to expose.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

verbunbare (third-person singular simple present unbares, present participle unbaring, simple past and past participle unbared)

present singular third person unbares · participle present unbaring · participle past unbared · past unbared

  1. transitiveTo lay bare; to expose.

    When iron-stone is found near the surface, it is only necessary to unbare the soil and the super-incumbent earths: the stone then presents itself like a pavement more or less inclined, and is easily raised by the application of wedges, bars, &c.

    1840, David Mushet, Papers on Iron and Steel, practical and experimental

    Synonyms: strip, uncover

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo lay bare; to expose.

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APA

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Chicago

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