verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To remove a dam from (a river). transitive
2. 2
   To free from a physical or figurative obstruction. transitive

Antonyms

All antonyms

dam

Etymology

From un- + dam.

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