unleash

[ 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 of unleash

1
First recorded in 1665–75; un-2 + leash

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British Dictionary definitions for unleash

unleash

/ (ʌnˈliːʃ) /


verb(tr)
  1. to release from or as if from a leash

  2. to free from restraint or control

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