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uncrumple

verb

Etymology

From un- + crumple.

  1. derived from crump — “bent, crooked”
  2. derived from crumpen — “to curl up, crump”
  3. inherited from crumplen
  4. prefixed as uncrumple — “un + crumple”

Definitions

  1. To return something that has been crumpled closer to its original state.

    • I took the wadded-up letter from the trash and carefully uncrumpled it.

  2. Having been crumpled, to return closer to its original state.

    • As the newspaper uncrumpled, the picture on the front page became recognizable.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA