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to unshutter

to unshutter

1 7.9
To remove shutters from a window to let in light
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈʃʌtər/
: quitar las contraventanas
  • Every morning, the baker would unshutter his shop windows to welcome customers and let in the sunlight.

Examples

  • I took a few steps in, unshuttered the window, and laid maps in neat stacks on the counter.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • At the demonstration's end, marchers go off to their daily affairs, police take down their barricades, street cleaners sweep up debris, merchants unshutter their shops, reporters file their stories, officials deliberate on how, if at all, they will respond to the day's events, and politicians chat about what it all means for their causes.

    Academic text (1998)

  • She quickly unshuttered the window to let in the cool morning breeze.

  • After the storm passed, we decided to unshutter the windows and assess the damage.

Surface Forms

unshutter infinitive
unshuttered past
unshuttered past participle
unshuttering present participle
unshutters third person singular

Morphology

unshutter = shutter (transparent) = un + shutter

Productive negation/reversal using 'un-' on the verb 'shutter' meaning to remove or open shutters; inference is straightforward for learners who know the base.

Etymology

Unshutter comes from the parts un- meaning 'do the opposite' and shutter, from shut meaning 'close'. So to unshutter a window or house is to remove or open the shutters to let light and air into the room.