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unlatch

American  
[uhn-lach] / ʌnˈlætʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch.

verb (used without object)

  1. to become unlatched.

unlatch British  
/ ʌnˈlætʃ /

verb

  1. to open or unfasten or come open or unfastened by the lifting or release of a latch

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Etymology

Origin of unlatch

First recorded in 1635–45; un- 2 + latch

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