unbar

English

Etymology

From Middle English unbarren, equivalent to un- +‎ bar.

Pronunciation

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Verb

unbar (third-person singular simple present unbars, present participle unbarring, simple past and past participle unbarred)

1. (transitive) To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar.
   • 1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, pages 1–2:

     “No need to unbar gates to thee and me,” said the martlet, as they passed beneath the darkness of that ancient portal, carved with strange devices, and clean through the massy timbers of the bolted gate thickly riveted with silver, into the inner court.

   • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “In which Professor Challenger Goes Forth to Battle”, in The Land of Mist, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt Company, published 1926, →OCLC, page 212:

     Only Enid could dare him at such a time, and even she felt occasionally that sinking of the heart which the bravest of tamers may experience as he unbars the gate of the cage.

2. (transitive) To remove an impediment that obstructs the passage of (someone or something).
3. (transitive) To remove a prohibition.

Anagrams

• Braun, Buran, Rabun, Urban, aburn, buran, unabr., urban

German

Etymology

un- +‎ bar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊnbaːɐ̯/

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Adjective

unbar (strong nominative masculine singular unbarer, not comparable)

1. (officialese) synonym of bargeldlos

   Betrag unbar erhalten ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Positive forms of unbar (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist unbar	sie ist unbar	es ist unbar	sie sind unbar
strong declension (without article)	nominative	unbarer	unbare	unbares	unbare
	genitive	unbaren	unbarer	unbaren	unbarer
	dative	unbarem	unbarer	unbarem	unbaren
	accusative	unbaren	unbare	unbares	unbare
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der unbare	die unbare	das unbare	die unbaren
	genitive	des unbaren	der unbaren	des unbaren	der unbaren
	dative	dem unbaren	der unbaren	dem unbaren	den unbaren
	accusative	den unbaren	die unbare	das unbare	die unbaren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein unbarer	eine unbare	ein unbares	(keine) unbaren
	genitive	eines unbaren	einer unbaren	eines unbaren	(keiner) unbaren
	dative	einem unbaren	einer unbaren	einem unbaren	(keinen) unbaren
	accusative	einen unbaren	eine unbare	ein unbares	(keine) unbaren

Further reading

• “unbar” in Duden online
• “unbar”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)