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un⋅ken⋅nel

  [uhn-ken-l] verb, -neled, -nel⋅ing or (especially British) -nelled, -nel⋅ling.
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–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.
Origin:
1570–80; un- 2 + kennel 1
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un·ken·nel   (ŭn-kěn'əl)   
tr.v.   un·ken·neled or un·ken·nelled, un·ken·nel·ing or un·ken·nel·ling, un·ken·nels

    1. To drive from a lair or den.

    2. To loose from a kennel.

  2. To bring to light; uncover or disclose.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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