untether

[ uhn-teth-er ]

verb (used with object)

1. to release from a tether:

   to untether a horse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of untether¹

First recorded in 1765–75; un- ² + tether

Example Sentences

The innovation potentially untethers quantum sensors from that energy need.

From Science News

When we untether bisexual people from their own past, we obscure the ways in which bisexuality is a cornerstone of the human experience.

From Time

Pieces that, ironically, untether women from their devices while keeping them connected.

From The Daily Beast

However it plays out, Axelrod is unlikely to untether himself from Obama anytime soon.

From The Daily Beast

Scarcely had the men time to untether and spring upon their horses, when the sentry galloped headlong into the camp.

From Project Gutenberg