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unmortise

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un⋅mor⋅tise

  [uhn-mawr-tis]
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–verb (used with object), -tised, -tis⋅ing.
to unfasten or separate (something mortised).
Origin:
un- 2 + mortise
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un·mor·tise   (ŭn-môr'tĭs)   
tr.v.   un·mor·tised, un·mor·tis·ing, un·mor·tis·es

  1. To loosen a mortised joint of.

  2. To separate.

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