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unbare en · VERB

Etymology

From un- + bare.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To lay bare; to expose.
    • When iron-stone is found near the surface, it is only necessary to unbare the soil and the super-incumbent earths: the stone then presents itself like a pavement more or less inclined, and is easily raised by the application of wedges, bars, &c. 1840, David Mushet, Papers on Iron and Steel, practical and experimental:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
unbaring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbares Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
unbared Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
unbared Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

uncover · strip