verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To reveal by removing a screen. figuratively, sometimes, transitive

   "Rembrandt's paintings undertake an unscreening and excoriation of the human body[…]"

Synonyms

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barebring to lightdevelopdisclosediscoverexpose

Example

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"Rembrandt's paintings undertake an unscreening and excoriation of the human body[…]"

Etymology

From un- + screen.

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