💡 To use potential 🍺 To remove spout

to untap

1 6.0

To use resources or skills that were not used before

verb
/ʌnˈtæp/

: desbloquear

By attending the seminar, she was able to untap her potential and discover new career opportunities.

And very often when I do that, I untap, untap, unplug, untap, whatever, a whole well of stuff that's not in the script.

Examples

The community worked together to untap the hidden talents of its youth through various workshops.
The new policy aims to untap the resources in underserved neighborhoods to foster growth and development.
And very often when I do that, I untap, untap, unplug, untap, whatever, a whole well of stuff that's not in the script.

Film Courage
And very often when I do that, I untap, untap, unplug, untap, whatever, a whole well of stuff that's not in the script.

Film Courage

Synonyms

to unfreeze

vsto untap

Specialized

2 4.3

Allow use of money or assets that were blocked

uses previously unused or hidden potential rather than freeing restricted resources

Antonyms

to tap

245 3.4

To use a resource or supply for a purpose

How Used

to exploit

95 4.1

to use

∞ 1.0

to untap

1 6.0

to overlook

243 2.9

Surface Forms

untap infinitive

untapped past

untapped past participle

untapping present participle

untaps third person singular

Morphology

untap = tap (semi-transparent) = un + tap

The form is clearly un- + tap, but the verb meaning 'to make use of previously unused resources' can be confusing because un- more commonly negates, so the sense requires metaphorical extension.

Etymology

Untap breaks into un- and tap, where tap is the small device that lets liquid out, like a beer tap, and un- gives the idea of 'reverse' or 'remove'. So to untap resources is to 'open' them and start using what was hidden inside.