UNBRIDLE

unbridle

(verb) remove the bridle from (a horse or mule)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unbridle (third-person singular simple present unbridles, present participle unbridling, simple past and past participle unbridled)

(transitive) To remove the bridle, and other tack, from (a horse or other animal).

(transitive, figurative) To remove restraint from.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Un*bri"dle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + bridle.]

Definition: To free from the bridle; to set loose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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