deshelve

English

Etymology

de- +‎ shelve

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlv

Verb

deshelve (third-person singular simple present deshelves, present participle deshelving, simple past and past participle deshelved)

1. (transitive) To remove from a shelf.
   • 2016, Michael Lister, Rivers to Blood: a John Jordan Mystery:

     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.

2. (transitive, by extension) To make unavailable or inactive.
   • 2003, Meet the Press, page 181:

     Basically, "You give us a non-aggression pact, America, and we will look at deshelving our nuclear weapons.

Related terms

• deshelving