unsheathe en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + sheathe.
Meanings
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To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword.
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:When I unsheathe the blade, it makes such a satisfying sound that I do it again.
2020, Raven Leilani, Luster, Picador (2021), page 76:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsheathing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsheathed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsheathed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unsheath | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| unsheathes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (16)
fi vetää tupesta (to pull a sword from a sheath) · ar اِسْتَلّ (to pull a sword from a sheath) · vi tuốt (to pull a sword from a sheath) · fr dégainer (to pull a sword from a sheath) · ru обнажи́ть (to pull a sword from a sheath) · id hunus (to pull a sword from a sheath) · it sguainare (to pull a sword from a sheath) · az sıyırmaq (to pull a sword from a sheath) · pl obnażać (to pull a sword from a sheath) · bg изваждам от ножницата (to pull a sword from a sheath) · ca desembeinar (to pull a sword from a sheath) · vi rút (to pull a sword from a sheath) · pl obnażyć (to pull a sword from a sheath) · ar شَهَرَ (to pull a sword from a sheath) · es desenvainar (to pull a sword from a sheath) · pt desembainhar (to pull a sword from a sheath)