disenthrall

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disenthrall

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From dis- + enthrall.

verb disenthralls · disenthralling · disenthralled · disenthral · disinthral

  1. To disenchant; to break (someone) from a spell of (mental) captivation. The Cubans have an intense love of music. […] The park was filled with people of all ages, sexes and conditions. On the marble flooring around the base of the statue, scores of children were dancing to dance music. […] When a lively Spanish tune is struck all begin to chatter and the children irresi
  2. literary, transitive To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom). In four words lies all our power—universal emancipation and representative legislature! […] I speak […] in the spirit of the British law, which makes liberty commensurate with and inseparable from British soil; which proclaims even to the stranger and sojourner, the moment he sets his foot upon Brit

    Similar: unenthrall, unenslave, emancipate, free, unslave · Opposite: enthrall, enslave, shackle, fetter

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verb To free from slavery or captivation

Portuguêsalforriar, manumitir
Deutschbefreien

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@misc{disenthrall_2026,
  title = {disenthrall},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disenthrall},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}