unmew

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ mew.

Verb

unmew (third-person singular simple present unmews, present participle unmewing, simple past and past participle unmewed)

1. (transitive, archaic) To release from confinement or restraint.
   • 1818, John Keats, Endymion:

     But let a portion of ethereal dew / Fall on my head, and presently unmew / My soul.

Related terms

• mews

References

• “unmew”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.