unbarricade

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verb

To unbolt or unbar; to open.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verbunbarricade (third-person singular simple present unbarricades, present participle unbarricading, simple past and past participle unbarricaded)

present singular third person unbarricades · participle present unbarricading · participle past unbarricaded · past unbarricaded

  1. transitiveTo unbolt or unbar; to open.

    unbarricade the door

    1904, E[dith] Nesbit, “(please specify the page)”, in New Treasure Seekers, London: Ernest Benn, →OCLC
    1 more example

    You shall not unbarricade the door.

    1612–1613 (date written), John Webster, The Tragedy of the Dutchesse of Malfy. […], London: […] Nicholas Okes, for Iohn Waterson, […], published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the page)

Origin

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APA

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“unbarricade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbarricade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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