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unwire

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To undo the wiring of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

undo the wiring of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: wire

Broader terms: undo

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English wire English unwire From un- + wire.