unshadow

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verb

To free from shadow; to allow to become illuminated.

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Meanings

verbunshadow (third-person singular simple present unshadows, present participle unshadowing, simple past and past participle unshadowed)

present singular third person unshadows · participle present unshadowing · participle past unshadowed · past unshadowed

  1. transitiveTo free from shadow; to allow to become illuminated.
  2. transitivecomputingTo combine (a password file) with its corresponding "shadow file" in order to facilitate cracking of the passwords.

Origin

From un- + shadow.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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