unbind
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verb (used with object), un·bound, un·bind·ing.
1.
to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free.
2.
to unfasten or loose, as a bond or tie.
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| —vb , -binds, -binding, -bound | |
| 1. | to set free from restraining bonds or chains; release |
| 2. | to unfasten or make loose (a bond, tie, etc) |
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Unbind
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unbind
O.E. unbindan, "to free from binding," from un- (2) + bind. Cf. Ger. entbinden, Du. ontbinden. Lit. and fig. senses both present in O.E.
"Suæ huæt ðu unbindes ofer eorðu bið unbunden in heofnum." [Lindisfarne Gospels, Matt. XVI.19]Unbound is from O.E. unbunden, in literal sense. Figurative sense first attested late 14c.; of books from 1540s.
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Example sentences
We must develop the clean energy that can power new industry, unbind us from foreign oil, and preserve our planet.
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