# unshadow

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To free from shadow; to allow to become illuminated.
2. To combine (a password file) with its corresponding "shadow file" in order to facilitate cracking of the passwords.

## Etymology
From un- + shadow.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unshadow