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sheathe

1 antonym for sheathe — opposites grouped by meaning.

Verb — To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

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From Late Middle English shethen (“to put (a sword or knife) into a sheath, sheathe; to provide with a sheath; (figuratively) to have sexual intercourse”) [and other forms], then: * probably from Old English *scēaþian; or * possibly from Middle English sheth, shethe (“holder for a sword, knife, etc., scabbard, sheath”)...

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