| openm | 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 fibres. 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) Origin: AS. Openian. See Open,a. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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