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unlock

un·lock

UK/ʌnˈlɒk/ US/ʌnˈlɔk/ fairly common

verb

1.

open the lock of

  • “unlock the door”
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2.
3.

become unlocked

  • “The door unlocked from the inside”
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Origin

From Middle English unloken, unlouken, onlouken, from Old English onlūcan (“to unlock”), equivalent to un- + lock. Cognate with Dutch ontluiken (“to unlock”).

Phrases

  • achievement unlocked

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