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Definition of unleash - 3 dictionary results

un⋅leash

  [uhn-leesh]
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–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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un·leash   (ŭn-lēsh')   
tr.v.   un·leashed, un·leash·ing, un·leash·es
To release or loose from or as if from a leash: unleashed the guard dogs; unleashed his pent-up rage.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

unleash 
1671, from un- (2) + verbal derivative of leash (n.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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