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unclose

[uhn-klohz]

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -closed, -clos·ing.

to bring or come out of a closed state; open.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English unclosen. See un-², close

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unclose (ʌnˈkləʊz)

—vb
1.	to open or cause to open
2.	to come or bring to light; reveal or be revealed

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