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Antonyms for opens up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-puh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ pən



Definition of opens up

Origin :
  • early 13c., "an aperture or opening," from open (adj.). Meaning "public knowledge" (especially in out in the open) is from 1942, but cf. Middle English in open (late 14c.) "manifestly, publicly." The sense of "an open competition" is from 1926, originally in a golf context.
  • As in institute : verb begin; put into operation
  • As in introduce : verb make known; present
  • As in knife : verb stab with pointed tool
  • As in operate : verb perform surgery
  • As in originate : verb create, introduce
  • As in pioneer : verb invent; lay the groundwork
  • As in profess : verb declare, assert
  • As in release : verb let go, let out
  • As in accelerate : verb increase speed, timing
  • As in shoot : verb discharge a projectile, often to injure or kill
  • As in slash : verb cut
  • As in stab : verb puncture, pierce with sharp, pointed object
  • As in strike : verb find, discover
  • As in tell : verb communicate
  • As in thaw : verb unfreeze, warm
  • As in uncover : verb reveal, disclose
  • As in unveil : verb reveal
  • As in wound : verb cause bodily damage
  • As in broach : verb bring up a topic
  • As in broaden : verb extend, supplement
  • As in acknowledge : verb admit truth or reality of something
  • As in unfurl : verb unroll
  • As in admit : verb confess, acknowledge
  • As in divulge : verb make known; confess
  • As in enlighten : verb explain thoroughly; make aware
Example sentences :
  • I'm not going to press Lambertson, but I hope he opens up tomorrow.
  • Extract from : « Second Sight » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • She opens up on the Boss in a stage whisper that whirls him around as if he'd been on a string.
  • Extract from : « Shorty McCabe » by Sewell Ford
  • Oh, Eileen, you can't imagine all it opens up for me—selling that story.
  • Extract from : « The Straw » by Eugene O'Neill
  • And he opens up one of 'em and says: "Behold, señor, your uniform!"
  • Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
  • It opens up their pores to the air, and renders them more friable.
  • Extract from : « Manures and the principles of manuring » by Charles Morton Aikman
  • And thus shuts in a braid of hair that opens up when the lock shuts.
  • Extract from : « Plays--First Series » by August Strindberg
  • But this opens up a question which it is not my purpose to discuss.
  • Extract from : « Ryerson Memorial Volume » by J. George Hodgins
  • This opens up the question as to the divers sorts of dreams.
  • Extract from : « Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 (of 7) » by Geoffrey Chaucer
  • I grow dizzy when I think of the field of speculation which it opens up.
  • Extract from : « Miss Ludington's Sister » by Edward Bellamy
  • This may be a fact, but if so, it opens up a new realm to our imagination.
  • Extract from : « British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII » by Various

Synonyms for opens up

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