unwrap

[ uhn-rap ]

/ ʌnˈræp /

to remove or open the wrapping of.

to open (something wrapped): Sheila unwrapped the Christmas presents quickly.

to become unwrapped.

Origin of unwrap

1200–50; Middle English unwrappen; see un-², wrap

It was a Christmas present from my girlfriend, and when I unwrapped it, I was a little nonplussed.

Maurice Sendak Didn’t Just Make Books for Children, but for Everyone |Malcolm Jones |May 9, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Very carefully and skilfully he unwrapped the bandages, and presently the dressing was removed from the shoulder.

With Wolseley to Kumasi |F.S. Brereton
While the dog looked gravely on, he tilted his bubbling coffee away from the fire and unwrapped the chicken.

Trading Jeff and his Dog |James Arthur Kjelgaard
He unwrapped a piece of cheese and, gasping for breath, we watched it disappear.

The Luck of Thirteen |Jan Gordon

Miss Woodruff had unwrapped a magnificent bunch of pink roses and laid them beside her guardian.

Tante |Anne Douglas Sedgwick
The home furniture was brought from Hartford, unwrapped, and established in the light of strange environment.

Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete |Albert Bigelow Paine

unwrap

/ (ʌnˈræp) /

to remove the covering or wrapping from (something) or (of something wrapped) to have the covering come off