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unbank en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From un- + bank (“a financial institution”).

Meanings

1. Synonym of debank
   • We must..use a bank to unbank the banks, to the extent that may be necessary. 1834, J. C. Calhoun, Works (1874), volume 2, page 363:

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debank

unbank en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From un- + bank (“embankment”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To remove a bank (slope) or barrier from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank.
   • We may forget them, ay forget the world, Its cares, its kingdoms, and unbank the hours 1842, Henry Taylor, Edwin the Fair:
2. (transitive) To make (a fire) burn up by raking off the ashes from the top, opening draughts, etc.

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