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disenthral

[ dis-en-thrawl ]

/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈθrɔl /

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verb (used with object), dis·en·thralled, dis·en·thralling.

disenthrall.

OTHER WORDS FROM disenthral

dis·en·thral·ment, noun

Words nearby disenthral

disengage, disengagement, disenroll, disentail, disentangle, disenthral, disenthrall, disenthrone, disentitle, disentomb, disentrance

Definition for disenthralled (2 of 2)

disenthrall

[ dis-en-thrawl ]

/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈθrɔl /

verb (used with object)

to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.

Origin of disenthrall

First recorded in 1635–45; dis-¹ + enthrall

OTHER WORDS FROM disenthrall

dis·en·thrall·ment, noun

Example sentences from the Web for disenthralled

The other occurred in 1804, twelve years after the slaves had disenthralled themselves.

Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence |Various
From the hill-tops and the valleys the cry of a disenthralled people went upward, like the sound of many waters: 'Glory to God!

The Freedmen's Book |Lydia Maria Child
It is only by mingling with those outside of our own little specialty that we are disenthralled from the bonds of prejudice.

In the School-Room |John S. Hart
Disenthralled of flesh, and risen to the unobstructed sphere where passion never comes, he begins his illimitable work.

The Art of Public Speaking |Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein

Men and women danced for joy in the streets, and the song of liberation burst from the lips of the disenthralled multitude.

The Highlands of Ethiopia |William Cornwallis Harris

British Dictionary definitions for disenthralled

disenthral

US disenthrall

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈθrɔːl) /

verb -thrals, -thralling or -thralled or US -thralls, -thralling or -thralled

(tr) to set free

Derived forms of disenthral

disenthralment or US disenthrallment, noun