unkennel

[uhn-ken-l]

un·ken·nel

[uhn-ken-l] verb, un·ken·neled, un·ken·nel·ing or (especially British) un·ken·nelled, un·ken·nel·ling.
verb (used with object)
1.
to drive (a fox or other animal) from a den or lair.
2.
to release from or as if from a kennel: to unkennel hounds before a hunt; to unkennel a gang of cutthroats.
3.
to make known; disclose or uncover.
verb (used without object)
4.
to come out of a kennel, den, lair, or the like.

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Unkennel is one of our favorite verbs.
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to run away hurriedly; flee.
to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly.

Origin:
1570–80; un-2 + kennel1
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unkennel (ʌnˈkɛnəl)
 
vb , (US) -nels, -nelling, -nelled, -nels, -neling, -neled
1.  to release from a kennel
2.  to drive from a hole or lair
3.  rare to bring to light

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