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unanchor.

To raise an anchor or to free a vessel from an anchor.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To raise an anchor or to free a vessel from an anchor.

    transitive
  2. To liberate.

    broadly · transitive
  3. To become loose or physically unattached.

    intransitive
  4. To release from a fixed position and allow to be moved.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₂enk-der.? Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́γκῡρᾰ (ắnkūră)bor.? Latin ancorabor. Proto-Germanic *ankurô Proto-West Germanic *ankurō Old English ancor Middle English anker English anchor English unanchor From un- + anchor.

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