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unchain

  • /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪn/

Rhymes with -eɪn

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder.

Proto-Germanic *anda-

Proto-West Germanic *anda-

Old English and-

Old English on-

Middle English on-

English un-

Proto-Italic *katesnā

Latin catēna

Old French chaeinebor.

Middle English cheyne

English chain

English unchain

From un- + chain.

verb unchains · unchaining · unchained

  1. transitive To remove chains from someone or something. unchain workers
  2. figuratively, transitive To free; to liberate. unchain the mind

Similar: unfetter

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