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unchain.

To remove chains from someone or something.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪn/
  1. To remove chains from someone or something.

    transitive
    unchain workers
    They worked to unchain the prisoners from their shackles.
  2. To free; to liberate.

    figuratively · transitive
    unchain the mind
    unchain creativity
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Italic *katesnā Latin catēna Old French chaeinebor. Middle English cheyne English chain English unchain From un- + chain.

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