Hypertext Webster Gateway: "opened"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Open \O"pen\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opened}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Opening}.] [AS. openian. See {Open},a.]
1. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose;
to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering
from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room;
to open a letter.

And all the windows of my heart I open to the day.
--Whittier.

2. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.

3. To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.

The king opened himself to some of his council, that
he was sorry for the earl's death. --Bacon.

Unto thee have I opened my cause. --Jer. xx. 12.

While he opened to us the Scriptures. --Luke xxiv.
32.

4. To make known; to discover; also, to render available or
accessible for settlements, trade, etc.

The English did adventure far for to open the North
parts of America. --Abp. Abbot.

5. To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open
fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to
open a case in court, or a meeting.

6. To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton
by separating the fibers.

{To open one's mouth}, {to speak}.

{To open up}, to lay open; to discover; to disclose.

Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views
into the character and condition of our ``bold
peasantry, their country's pride.'' --Prof.
Wilson.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

opened
adj 1: used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth
slightly opened" [syn: {open}] [ant: {closed}]
2: made open or clear; "the newly opened road
3: not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already
open"; "the opened package lay on the table" [syn: {open}]


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