unbind

[ uhn-bahynd ]

verb (used with object)

, un·bound, un·bind·ing.

1. to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free.
2. to unfasten or loose, as a bond or tie.

unbind

/ ʌnˈbaɪnd /

verb

1. to set free from restraining bonds or chains; release
2. to unfasten or make loose (a bond, tie, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbind¹

before 950; Middle English unbinden, Old English unbindan; cognate with German entbinden. See un- ², bind