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to unblind

to unblind

9.5
Make someone see again by medical treatment
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈblaɪnd/
translation icon : recuperar la vista
  • After years in darkness, the operation managed to unblind her and restore her sight.

Examples

  • Doctors hope to unblind him with a groundbreaking surgical procedure next month.

  • The new treatment could unblind patients who have lost their vision due to cataracts.

  • The doctor will unblind the patient after the surgery.

  • She unblinded him with a new treatment.

  • The new treatment could unblind patients who have lost their vision due to cataracts.

  • After years in darkness, the operation managed to unblind her and restore her sight.

  • Doctors hope to unblind him with a groundbreaking surgical procedure next month.

Antonyms

to blind
104 3.7

To make someone unable to see, temporarily or forever

How Restored

to cure
549 2.4
to unblind
9.5
to improve
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

unblind infinitive
unblinded past
unblinded past participle
unblinding present participle
unblinds third person singular

Morphology

unblind = blind (transparent) = un + blind

The verb is formed by reversing the adjectival state 'blind' with the productive prefix 'un-', yielding 'to make not blind'; this is directly inferable.

Etymology

Unblind is made from un- 'remove' and blind 'unable to see'. So it literally means 'make not blind' and is used for medical treatment or surgery that restores a person's sight.