unchain

[ uhn-cheyn ]

verb (used with object)

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

unchain

/ ʌnˈtʃeɪn /

verb

1. to remove a chain or chains from
2. to set at liberty; make free

Other Words From

• un·chaina·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of unchain¹

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

Example Sentences

The dog calmed down as the woman unchained it and took it into the minibus.

From BBC

He was the rubber-limbed, unchained id of “Seinfeld,” the most popular sitcom of its era and a cultural phenomenon cultish in its fervor but too massive to really be considered a cult.

From Los Angeles Times

Van Gogh had unchained it from its age-old funereal associations and reinvented it as a tour de force of emotional connection and nurturance.

From New York Times

Other witnesses recorded Rhodes statements and turned them over to the FBI, saying they quit the Oath Keepers because they wanted no part of his “unchained” plans.

From Washington Post

“I started to realize that Afrofuturism is the vessel that I can tell this story because it really unchains the mind,” Hughley says.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• acquit
• clear
• discharge
• dismiss
• extricate
• pardon
• parole
• release
• relieve
• rescue
• save