Unstitch

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To take out stitches from. transitive
  2. 2
    To unravel or disunite; to cause to come apart. figuratively, transitive

    "When racially charged killings in the 1980s unstitched already flimsy race relations in the city, the Slave Theater grew to be more than just a movie house, it became a symbol and center of black activism."

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"When racially charged killings in the 1980s unstitched already flimsy race relations in the city, the Slave Theater grew to be more than just a movie house, it became a symbol and center of black activism."

Etymology

From un- + stitch.

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