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undraw

[ uhn-draw ]

verb (used with object)

, un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.
  1. to draw open or aside:

    to undraw a curtain.



verb (used without object)

, un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.
  1. to be drawn open or aside.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of undraw1

1350–1400; Middle English undrawen to withdraw; un- 2, draw
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Example Sentences

Undraw the curtain, that I may see you, and tell me;—I thought I heard some strange voice just now talking to my child.

Exhausted by the effort, he let his right arm fall for a moment, while with his left he tried to undraw the bolts behind him.

Susan went in, but did not undraw the curtain as she stood beside the bed.

Seeing the faint light of early day without, the girl rose to undraw the curtain.

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