unchain

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ chain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

unchain (third-person singular simple present unchains, present participle unchaining, simple past and past participle unchained)

1. (transitive) To remove chains from someone or something.

   unchain workers

   They worked to unchain the prisoners from their shackles.

2. (figuratively, transitive) To free; to liberate.

   unchain the mind

   unchain creativity

   The reform movement sought to unchain society from old prejudices.

Synonyms

• unfetter

Translations

to remove chains from; to free; to liberate

• Breton: dichadennañ (br)
• Catalan: desencadenar (ca)
• Esperanto: elĉenigi
• Finnish: vapauttaa (fi)
• French: déchainer (fr), déchaîner (fr), libérer (fr)
• Galician: desencadear (gl)
• Ido: deskatenizar (io)
• Portuguese: desencadear (pt)
• Romanian: dezlănțui (ro)
• Spanish: desencadenar (es)