Uncrumple

verb

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Definitions

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

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

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

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

Example

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

Etymology

From un- + crumple.

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