un·leash

[uhn-leesh]
verb (used with object)
1.
to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.
2.
to abandon control of: to unleash his fury.

Origin:
1665–75; un-2 + leash

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unleash (ʌnˈliːʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to release from or as if from a leash
2.  to free from restraint or control

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Word Origin & History

unleash
1671, from un- (2) + verbal derivative of leash (n.).
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Example sentences
It's time to unleash more spectrum to expand broadband.
Four metros unleash their creative and technological energy.
Nobody wants to unleash amateur doctors and dentists on the public, or
  untrained tattoo artists for that matter.
Providing developers with machine learning on tap could unleash a flood of
  smarter apps.
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