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单词 unblind
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unblindadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, blind adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + blind adj. Compare unblinded adj.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈblind.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > [adjective] > having sight
seeinga1398
sightful1594
eyesighted1599
unblinded1611
visive1686
unblind1818
sighted1836
1818 J. Keats Visit Burns's Country 48 That he may..keep his vision clear from speck, his inward sight unblind.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

unblindv.

Etymology: un- prefix2 1a. Compare Dutch ontblinden.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈblind.
1. transitive. To free from blindness.In some instances implying sense 2.
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society > communication > information > enlightenment > enlighten [verb (transitive)]
to open a person's eyeslOE
clear1399
illumine?1499
illustrate1526
illightena1555
illuminate?1566
unblind1598
irradiate1628
unblindfold1643
to know (also learn, show, teach, tell) (a person) a thing or two1760
illumea1764
enlighten1811
1598 G. Chapman in C. Marlowe & G. Chapman Hero & Leander (new ed.) iii. sig. G4 We know not how to vow, till loue vnblinde vs.
1599 J. Sylvester tr. J. Du Nesme Miracle Peace in Fraunce 29 Vnblind thy blind soule, ope thine inward sight.
1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 202 How well is my innocency..rewarded, wherewith I desire to unblind the World.
2. = unblindfold v.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > remove covering from eyes
unblindfoldc1430
unblind1590
unveil1599
unfilm1839
1590 R. Wilson Three Lordes & Three Ladies London i. I iij b Wel one day he wil pay for all. Vnblind Simplicity.
1600 R. Armin Foole vpon Foole sig. C1v They all shoute aloude and crye rarely well done, and one vnblindes him, while another puts the gloue on the speare.
a1652 R. Brome Court Begger iii. i. sig. P5v, in Five New Playes (1653) Here set him downe. Unbind him, and unblind him.
1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion ix. 16 Having unblinded him, they demanded of him, who did put him there?
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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