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 [uhn-reev]  

un·reeve

   [uhn-reev] verb, -rove or -reeved, ‐ro·ven or ‐reeved, -reev·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
Nautical. to withdraw (a rope) from a block, thimble, etc.
verb (used without object)
2.
to unreeve a rope.
3.
(of a rope) to become unreeved.

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Origin:
1590–1600; un-2 + reeve2
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unreeve (ʌnˈriːv)
 
—vb , -reeves, -reeving, -rove, -reeved
nautical to withdraw (a rope) from a block, thimble, etc
 
[C17: from un-² + reeve²]

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