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unshackle

[ uhn-shak-uh l ]

/ ʌnˈʃæk əl /

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verb (used with object), un·shack·led, un·shack·ling.

to free from shackles; unfetter.

to free from restraint, as conversation.

Origin of unshackle

First recorded in 1605–15; un-² + shackle

Words nearby unshackle

unsettle, unsettled, unsettlement, unsew, unsex, unshackle, unshadowed, unshakable, unshaken, unshaped, unshapen

Example sentences from the Web for unshackle

"Unshackle me this carrion, and heave it overboard," was the harsh order.

The Sea-Hawk |Raphael Sabatini
Americans, unshackle your minds, and act like independent beings.

A Collection of Essays and Fugitiv Writings |Noah Webster
The duty of the hour is to unshackle him and make him wholly free.

Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence |Various
Help me to unshackle and expand my soul to the fullest realization of Your wonders.

A Girl Of The Limberlost |Gene Stratton Porter

Sling the lower yard, if it is to remain aloft, and unshackle the trusses, if they are of iron.

The Seaman's Friend |Richard Henry Dana