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un⋅latch

[uhn-lach]
–verb (used with object)
1. to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch.
–verb (used without object)
2. to become unlatched.

Origin:
1635–45; un- 2 + latch
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un·latch   (ŭn-lāch')   
v.   un·latched, un·latch·ing, un·latch·es

v.   tr.
To unfasten or open by releasing the latch.
v.   intr.
To become unfastened or opened.
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