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English Dictionary: opened	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opened adj used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened" Synonym(s): open, opened Antonym(s): closed, shut made open or clear; "the newly opened road" not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table" Synonym(s): open, 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 [bd]bold peasantry, their country's pride.[b8] --Prof. Wilson.