unshackle

[ uhn-shak-uhl ]

verb (used with object)

, un·shack·led, un·shack·ling.

1. to free from shackles; unfetter.
2. to free from restraint, as conversation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unshackle¹

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

Example Sentences

She began in the 1930s as a Surrealist mining the mysteries of human memory, but these exceptional abstract paintings fully unshackle imagination.

From Los Angeles Times

However, she still strongly emphasizes to Paul that she believes that only the Fremen can unshackle themselves – not an outside messiah or prophecy.

From Salon

Every morning, Mr. Bezwada, now 57, wakes up with a single-minded mission: to unshackle his community from the centuries-old scourge linked to their caste.

From New York Times

But these compounds must undergo reactions to unshackle the hydrogen, and recharging the material can be difficult.

From Science Magazine

Part of Mr. Ramaswamy’s economic plan to reach more than 5% GDP growth is to “drill, frack and burn coal, abandon the climate cult and unshackle nuclear energy.”

From Washington Times

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