unchain

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ chain.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪn

Verb

unchain (third-person singular simple present unchains, present participle unchaining, simple past and past participle unchained)

1. (transitive) To remove chains from; to free; to liberate.

Synonyms

• unfetter

Translations

to remove chains from; to free; to liberate

• Breton: dichadennañ (br)
• Catalan: desencadenar (ca)
• Esperanto: elĉenigi
• Finnish: vapauttaa (fi)
• French: déchainer (fr), déchaîner (fr), libérer (fr)
• Galician: desencadear (gl)
• Ido: deskatenizar (io)
• Portuguese: desencadear (pt)
• Romanian: dezlănțui (ro)
• Spanish: desencadenar (es)