unmew

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verb

To release from confinement or restraint.

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Meanings

verbunmew (third-person singular simple present unmews, present participle unmewing, simple past and past participle unmewed)

present singular third person unmews · participle present unmewing · participle past unmewed · past unmewed

  1. archaictransitiveTo release from confinement or restraint.

    But let a portion of ethereal dew / Fall on my head, and presently unmew / My soul.

    1818, John Keats, Endymion

Origin

From un- + mew.

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APA

unmew. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmew

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmew,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmew.

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