Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

undraw

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-draw
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To draw aside or open; to pull back a layer of fabric, e.g. a curtain.

Transitive verb

verb

To clear or erase part of a drawing.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"She undrew the curtain to reveal the shining rays of the sun."
"It is easy to highlight graphics on a monochrome system. The simplest way is to set the GC to the GXxor logical function and draw your graphics once to draw them and again to undraw them."

Etymology

From un- + draw.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

undraws (present, singular) undrawing (participle, present) undrew (past) undrawn (participle, past)

Synonyms

draw

Antonyms

draw

Questions

What does undraw mean?: To draw aside or open; to pull back a layer of fabric, e.g. a curtain.
Where does undraw come from?: From un- + draw.

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