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Meaning of deshelve | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To remove from a shelf.
    transitive
  2. To make unavailable or inactive.
    broadly, transitive

Examples

“The pollen I stirred while cutting the grass and the dust I dislodged while deshelving the books had kicked my allergies into overdrive, and I felt dizzy and disconnected as I drove down the long, mostly empty stretch of pine-tree-lined highway toward Pottersville.”
“Basically, "You give us a non-aggression pact, America, and we will look at deshelving our nuclear weapons.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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