Meanings
present singular third person unsheathes · participle present unsheathing · participle past unsheathed · past unsheathed · alternative obsolete unsheath
- To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword.
When I unsheathe the blade, it makes such a satisfying sound that I do it again.
2020, Raven Leilani, Luster, Picador (2021), page 761 more example
Yes, Europe shared many of the concerns that had prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to unsheathe the tariff sword and seek to reshape trade with China.
2024 May 9, Ned Temko, “On rare visit, Xi Jinping tries to rescue China’s relationship with Europe”, in The Christian Science Monitor
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword.
More synonyms by meaning
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Germanic*anda-
- Proto-West Germanic*anda-
- Old Englishand-
- Old Englishon-
- Middle Englishon-
- Englishun-
- Englishsheathe
- Englishunsheathe
Translations
Arabic اِسْتَلّ, شَهَرَ
- اِسْتَلّ (istall)to pull a sword from a sheath
- شَهَرَ (šahara)to pull a sword from a sheath
Bulgarian изваждам от ножницата
- изваждам от ножницата (izvaždam ot nožnicata)to pull a sword from a sheath
Catalan desembeinar
- desembeinarto pull a sword from a sheath
Finnish vetää tupesta
- vetää tupestato pull a sword from a sheath
French dégainer
- dégainerto pull a sword from a sheath
Indonesian hunus
- hunusto pull a sword from a sheath
Italian sguainare
- sguainareto pull a sword from a sheath
Polish obnażać, obnażyć
- obnażaćto pull a sword from a sheath
- obnażyćto pull a sword from a sheath
Portuguese desembainhar
- desembainharto pull a sword from a sheath
Russian обнажи́ть
- обнажи́ть (obnažítʹ)to pull a sword from a sheath
Spanish desenvainar
- desenvainarto pull a sword from a sheath
Vietnamese tuốt, rút
- tuốtto pull a sword from a sheath
- rútto pull a sword from a sheath
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unsheathe
Cite this entry
unsheathe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsheathe
“unsheathe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsheathe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsheathe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsheathe.
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