unshelve

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ shelve.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlv

Verb

unshelve (third-person singular simple present unshelves, present participle unshelving, simple past and past participle unshelved)

1. (transitive) To remove from a shelf.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To bring back something that was shelved, or put aside.

References

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