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to unhide

to unhide

1 4.3
Make something you cannot see appear again
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈhaɪd/
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  • Hopefully, we can all put the insanity of the past few months behind us, re-friend and unhide each other on Facebook, start following each other on Twitter again, and look forward rather than backward.

Examples

  • If we hide that it's blurry, we unhide it, it's sharp.

  • Everything can be a locus of revealing or unhiding, You might say.

  • And I can, I can unhide it, you know, if the if necessary.

  • You can always go back to your settings and "unhide" them later on.

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  • On the one hand, there is the option to defy relativity and 'unhide' the influences, which means accepting faster-than-light communication.

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  • You can easily unhide the hidden files by adjusting the settings in your file manager.

  • To unhide the text in the document, click on the hidden text option in the toolbar.

  • After completing the task, I decided to unhide the relevant sections for everyone to see.

Synonyms

to reveal
vsto unhide
2.3

Show something that was hidden or secret

makes the same visible but adds renewed access or usability
to expose
vsto unhide
146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

does the same but stresses making it usable or reachable again
to unveil
vsto unhide
109 4.1

To make something known for the first time

applies to making something visible again rather than first public display
to uncover
vsto unhide
37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

focuses on making it visible again rather than only removing a cover
to bare
vsto unhide
31 4.1

To show something that was hidden, often feelings or body parts

focuses on making things visible and available again rather than opening feelings
to disclose
vsto unhide
7 4.0

Make something visible by removing a cover

is about restoring visibility or access rather than formal public announcement
to lift the veil
vsto unhide
4 7.1

To reveal information that was previously hidden

is more neutral and practical, focusing on visibility and access rather than drama
to lay bare
vsto unhide
2 5.5

To show something hidden so people can see it

is used more neutrally, not necessarily openly or fully showing everything
to unbury
vsto unhide
1 6.5

To reveal something hidden or forgotten

is mainly about making things visible or usable again rather than recovering forgotten items
to unpeel
vsto unhide
1 6.8

To reveal hidden parts slowly by taking away layers

makes things visible or accessible again quickly rather than by slow stages
to uncloak
vsto unhide
1 7.7

To make something hidden become visible by removing a cover or showing the truth

is more general, focusing on simple visibility and access rather than truth focus
to unblind
vsto unhide
  • Specialized
1 7.5

Reveal information that was hidden during a study or experiment

is a general term, not limited to scientific or experimental contexts
to unconceal
vsto unhide
7.7

To show something that was hidden

makes it visible again and available to use or reach

Antonyms

1.0

To keep something so others cannot see or understand it

86 7.0

Make something hard to see or understand

How Visible

to expose
342 4.1
to reveal
2.3
to display
439 1.9
to show
1.0
to unhide
1 4.3

Surface Forms

unhide infinitive
unhiding present participle
unhides third person singular
unhid past
unhid past participle

Morphology

unhide = hide (transparent) = un + hide

The prefix 'un-' straightforwardly reverses the action of 'hide', so learners familiar with 'hide' and 'un-' can predict the meaning.

Etymology

The word unhide is made from the prefix un- meaning 'reverse' and the verb hide meaning 'to put out of sight'. Like undo or unlock, un- reverses an action, so to unhide something is to make it visible or available again.