unshade

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verb

To remove a shade from.

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Meanings

verbunshade (third-person singular simple present unshades, present participle unshading, simple past and past participle unshaded)

present singular third person unshades · participle present unshading · participle past unshaded · past unshaded

  1. transitiveTo remove a shade from.

    […] remember, Miles, not to unshade the lantern till we are close to the entrance of the cave.

    1846, George Payne R. James, The step-mother: or, Evil doings
    1 more example

    He leaned an elbow on her table, and covered his eyes with his hand. […] He unshaded his face after a little while, and spoke steadily.

    1859, Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
  2. transitivecomputingTo restore a window from its shaded (collapsed) state.

Origin

From un- + shade.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dushane
Cite this entry
APA

unshade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshade

MLA

“unshade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unshade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unshade.

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