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to unbarricade

to unbarricade

1 8.2
To remove barriers to make a place open again
  • verb
  • /ˌʌnˈbærɪˌkeɪd/
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  • After a long night, I decided to unbarricade the entrance and let some fresh air in.
  • unbarricade the door

Examples

  • Unbarricading the door, I let her in.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He will unbarricade the window to let in more light.

  • Please unbarricade the door so we can start the meeting.

Synonyms

to unblock
vsto unbarricade
3 3.1

Remove something that stops a pipe, machine, or blood vessel from working

removes larger obstacles to create open access rather than restore function
to unbar
vsto unbarricade
7.4

To remove a bar or bolt from a door so it can open

removes larger obstacles to reopen and make an area accessible again

Antonyms

barricade
83 4.8

A barrier put up to block a road or entrance

How Accessible

to open
∞ 1.0
to unbarricade
1 8.2
to block
∞ 3.0
to barricade
42 4.8

Surface Forms

unbarricade infinitive
unbarricaded past
unbarricaded past participle
unbarricading present participle
unbarricades third person singular

Morphology

unbarricade = barricade (transparent) = un + barricade

The meaning is directly derived from the base word 'barricade' with the prefix 'un-' indicating removal.

Etymology

Unbarricade comes from the prefix un- meaning 'remove' and barricade meaning 'a barrier or block', so to unbarricade something is to take away the barrier and make it open again.