unrivet

transitive verb

un·​rivet

"+

1

: to unfasten or separate by removing the rivets of

2

: detach, undo, unloose

the diversion unriveted his gaze

Word History

Etymology

un- entry 2 + rivet

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

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