What's the difference between unsaddle and unswaddle?

Unsaddle


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse.
  • (v. t.) To throw from the saddle; to unhorse.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the unsaddling area she wept uncontrollably and hugged her mother, boyfriend and her mentor and fellow team member Carl Hester, who came fifth here.

Unswaddle


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To take a swaddle from; to unswathe.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Comparison of the two sleep situations (swaddled and unswaddled) demonstrated that the increase in the total daytime sleep was statistically significant when the baby was loosely swaddled above the waist.
  • (2) Babies who had been swaddled for at least three months were four times more likely to have developed pneumonia (confirmed radiologically) and upper respiratory infections than babies who were unswaddled.

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