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.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to remove the wrapping from... open uncover undo unpack reveal unfold disclose

Opposites

wrap cover pack enclose

Word family

Derived forms unwrappedunwrapping

Related forms wrap wrapper

Etymology

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

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# 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

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