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Unwound

//ʌnˈwaʊnd// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of unwind form-of, participle, past
  2. 2
    to make (someone’s) wounds go away, to heal rare, transitive

    "The time travelling episode offers us restored wholeness of many kinds, ranging from physical (the ‘unwounding’ of wounded men) to spiritual and metaphysical (our transcending the tragedy of before and after)."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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Etymology 2

From un- + wound (“to hurt”). Possibly backformed from the more common unwounded.

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