UNSHACKLE

Etymology

Verb

unshackle (third-person singular simple present unshackles, present participle unshackling, simple past and past participle unshackled)

To remove shackles from someone or something.

To remove restrictions or inhibitions; to allow full freedom and power.

Synonyms

• (to remove shackles): unchain

Source: Wiktionary


Un*shac"kle, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + shackle.]

Definition: To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter. Addison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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