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un⋅har⋅ness

  [uhn-hahr-nis]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to strip of harness; detach the harness from (a horse, mule, etc.).
2. to divest of armor, as a knight or warhorse.
Origin:
1400–50; ME onharnesen. See un- 2 , harness
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un·har·ness   (ŭn-här'nĭs)   
tr.v.   un·har·nessed, un·har·ness·ing, un·har·ness·es

  1. To remove the harness or similar equipment from.

  2. To release or liberate (energy or passions, for example).

  3. To remove the armor from (a wearer).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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