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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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