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Added 10 October 2026

unlock

/ʌnˈlɒk/ verb

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about unlock at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Open the lock of.
unlock the door
Set free or release.
Become unlocked.
The door unlocked from the inside

Origin

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

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