unroof

American  

[uhn-roof, -roof] / ʌnˈruf, -ˈrʊf /

verb (used with object)

1. to take off the roof or covering of.

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Etymology

Origin of unroof

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + roof

Example Sentences

Orders had been already issued to extinguish all domestic fires throughout the town, and to unroof all the thatched houses; so great was the jealousy of internal treason.

From Autobiographical Sketches by De Quincey, Thomas

It was only when something happened aloft that it was worth while to unroof themselves: and at such moments all attention was concentrated on the sky.

From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)

If we, as haply God or Devil can, could unroof the houses of men's souls, if their visible works were of their hearts rather than their brains, we should know strange things.

From Short Story Classics (American) Vol. 2 by Patten, William

But the poet need only unroof his own heart.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various

A strong cyclone that would unroof a court-house or tip over a through train would also upset you, in spite of your broad, firm feet if the wind got behind one of your ears.

From Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) by Nye, Bill