Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
unkennel. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
unkennel, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
unkennel in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
unkennel you have here. The definition of the word
unkennel will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
unkennel, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
From un- + kennel.
Verb
unkennel (third-person singular simple present unkennels, present participle unkenneling or unkennelling, simple past and past participle unkenneled or unkennelled)
- (transitive) To scare out from a lair or a den.
- (transitive) To let (dogs) out of a kennel.
- (figurative, transitive, intransitive) To reveal, uncover or unfold.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Hamlet:
[…] There is a play to-night before the king;
One scene of it comes near the circumstance
Which I have told thee of my father's death:
I prithee, when thou seest that act afoot,
Even with the very comment of thy soul
Observe mine uncle: if his occulted guilt
Do not itself unkennel in one speech,
It is a damned ghost that we have seen,
And my imaginations are as foul
As Vulcan's stithy. Give him heedful note;
For I mine eyes will rivet to his face,
And after we will both our judgments join
In censure of his seeming.