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单词 uncrumple
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uncrumplev.

Etymology: un- prefix2 1a.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcrumple.
1. transitive. To restore from a crumpled state.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > make smooth [verb (transitive)] > remove wrinkles from
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erugate1656
unrumple1694
unpucker1775
unrimple1800
uncrinkle1911
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Deffroncer, to vnfrounce, vnwrinckle, vncrumple.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desplissure, an vnfoulding, vnplaiting, vnwrinkling, vncrumpling.
1863 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtoniana I. vii. 92 No hand save his own could uncrumple the rose-leaf that chafed him.
1887 R. Browning Parleyings 171 Crisp buds a struggling bee Uncrumples.
2. intransitive. To become free from crumples.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > become smooth [verb (intransitive)] > become free from wrinkles
unwrinkle1827
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uncrinkle1904
1866 M. Arnold Thyrsis in Macmillan's Mag. Apr. 450 Next year he will return,..With whitening hedges, and uncrumpling fern.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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