unstitch

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unstitch

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From un- + stitch.

verb unstitches · unstitching · unstitched

  1. transitive To take out stitches from.

    Similar: unpick

  2. figuratively, transitive To unravel or disunite; to cause to come apart. When racially charged killings in the 1980s unstitched already flimsy race relations in the city, the Slave Theater grew to be more than just a movie house, it became a symbol and center of black activism.

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verb remove stitches from

Kiswahilifumua
Françaisdécoudre
Italianoscucire
Русскийпороть porotʹ

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"unstitch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unstitch. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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unstitch. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unstitch

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"unstitch." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unstitch.

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@misc{unstitch_2026,
  title = {unstitch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unstitch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}