unswathe

[ uhn-swoth, -sweyth ]

verb (used with object),un·swathed, un·swath·ing.
  1. to free from something that swathes: to unswath the child of her bandages.

Origin of unswathe

1
1350–1400; Middle English unswaden;see un-2, swathe1

Other words from unswathe

  • un·swathe·a·ble, adjective

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