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un⋅pack

[uhn-pak]
–verb (used with object)
1. to undo or remove the contents from (a box, trunk, etc.).
2. to remove (something) from a container, suitcase, etc.
3. to unburden, as the mind; reveal.
4. to decipher or discern (the meaning of symbols, statements, etc.): Each statement could be unpacked in the general theory.
5. to remove a pack or load from (a horse, vehicle, etc.).
–verb (used without object)
6. to remove the contents of a container.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME unpakken. See un- 2 , pack 1


un⋅pack⋅er, noun
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unpack 
1472, from un- (2) + pack. Cf. Du. ontpakken.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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