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unchain

[ uhn-cheyn ]

/ ʌnˈtʃeɪn /

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verb (used with object)

to free from or as if from chains; set free.

Origin of unchain

First recorded in 1575–85; un-² + chain

OTHER WORDS FROM unchain

un·chain·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby unchain

unceremonious, uncertain, uncertainty, uncertainty principle, uncertificated share, unchain, unchallenged, unchancy, unchangeable, unchanged, unchanging

Example sentences from the Web for unchain

He says we want to unchain the banks; no one wants to unchain the banks.

Rick Santorum: Here Are the Reasons That Romney Might Lose |Howard Kurtz |August 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The royalists only awaited the favorable moment to unchain their vengeance on the capital.

The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 |Eugne Sue
At that date it was no little matter to coax him round to unchain his vessel.

Field and Hedgerow |Richard Jefferies
We cannot assume that Russia desires to unchain such a European war.

The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) |Various

May not a modern Riquetti unchain so much, and set it drifting—which also shall be seen?

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII |Various
The death of this infamous Gaudry, just though it was, will unchain against our city the fury of the clericals.

The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman |Eugne Sue

British Dictionary definitions for unchain

unchain

/ (ʌnˈtʃeɪn) /

verb (tr)

to remove a chain or chains from

to set at liberty; make free