unblock

verb

make (assets) available

play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding

clear or remove an obstruction from

Roots

unun- · Old English · not, reverse

Synonyms for unblock

unclogv freeadj unlockv unbarv unstop unjam unshut unplugv

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Where does unblock come from?

The word unblock breaks down into one root of Old English origin: the root un-, from Old English un (“not, reverse”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.