unwove
ˌən-ˈwōv 
; unwoven
ˌən-ˈwō-vən
; unweaving
; unwoven
ˌən-ˈwō-vən
; unweaving
Synonyms
Examples of unweave in a Sentence
if you want the scarf to be perfect, you're going to have to unweave the last three inches and fix the mistake
Recent Examples on the Web
Webb contains two instruments that will allow scientists to unravel the wavelengths of infrared signals from solar systems beyond ours—to unweave the colors of the infrared rainbow, so to speak.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
Geometry, physics, optics, and a bit of luck may unweave the rainbow, but closed-mindedness and dogma puts it back together.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2013
But the gesture only draws attention to itself, unweaving Shakespeare’s web.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 11 July 2019
Yamahira — who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo — unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role.
—Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2018
To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
To interrogate shadows
or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2021
Geometry, physics, optics, and a bit of luck may unweave the rainbow, but closed-mindedness and dogma puts it back together.
—Kyle Hill, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2013
But the gesture only draws attention to itself, unweaving Shakespeare’s web.
—Edward Rothstein, WSJ, 11 July 2019
Yamahira — who now lives in Seattle after living in New York, London and Tokyo — unweaves canvasses, releasing the individual fibers to reveal the true nature of a form that usually plays a supporting role.
—Gayle Clemans, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2018
To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
To interrogate shadows or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
To interrogate shadows
or go into terrain & unweave the map.
—David C. Ward, Smithsonian, 27 Apr. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1542, in the meaning defined above
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“Unweave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unweave. Accessed 1 Oct. 2023.
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