unwrap C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /ʌnˈræp/ UK /ʌnˈræp/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to remove the wrapping from something The children rushed to unwrap their presents. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to remove the wrapping from... openuncoverundounpackrevealunfolddisclose ↔ Opposites wrapcoverpackenclose Word family Derived forms unwrappedunwrapping Related forms wrapwrapper Etymology AI details From un- ('reversal') plus wrap, of uncertain origin, attested in Middle English wrappen, perhaps related to Danish dialect vravle ('to wind'). un- Old English wrappen Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unwrap **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈræp/ **IPA (UK):** /ʌnˈræp/ ## Meanings 1. to remove the wrapping from something ## Examples - The children rushed to unwrap their presents. ## Synonyms - open - uncover - undo - unpack - reveal - unfold - disclose ## Antonyms - wrap - cover - pack - enclose ## Derived Forms - unwrapped - unwrapping ## Related Forms - wrap - wrapper ## Roots and Affixes - Root: un- - Root: wrappen ## Etymology From un- ('reversal') plus wrap, of uncertain origin, attested in Middle English wrappen, perhaps related to Danish dialect vravle ('to wind'). ## AI Etymology Unwrap comes from un- ('reversal') plus wrap, of uncertain origin, attested in Middle English wrappen, perhaps related to Danish dialect vravle ('to wind'). The historical chain includes Old English un- and Middle English wrappen. The quoted older senses, "reversal" and "to wind", supply the semantic anchors for unwrap. The formation is best read as borrowed: the word unwrap carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a verb, "to remove the wrapping from something". English derivatives include unwrapped and unwrapping; related English forms include wrap and wrapper. The result is a verb whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown