Antonyms for unchain

Grammar : Verb

Spell : uhn-cheyn

Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈtʃeɪn

Definition of unchain

Origin : 1580s, from un- (2) "opposite of" + chain (v.). Figurative sense of "to liberate" is recorded from 1793. Related: Unchained; unchaining.

As in liberate : verb give freedom
As in loose/loosen : verb set free; unbind
As in ransom : verb pay blackmail money for return of possession or person
As in redeem : verb free; buy the freedom of
As in release : verb let go, let out
As in save : verb rescue
As in loosen : verb unbind
As in disburden : verb rid
As in disembarrass : verb rid
As in manumit : verb free
As in discharge : verb set free
As in emancipate : verb set free
As in free : verb liberate, let go

Example sentences :

It was impossible for me to unchain myself, even at my greatest strength.
Extract from : « The Brass Bell » by Eugne Sue

You must unchain the dog and take him to the milestone by the crossroads.
Extract from : « Harding's luck » by E. [Edith] Nesbit

We cannot assume that Russia desires to unchain such a European war.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) » by Various

Such are the persons who want to unchain the hydra of revolutions!
Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal

At that date it was no little matter to coax him round to unchain his vessel.
Extract from : « Field and Hedgerow » by Richard Jefferies

May not a modern Riquetti unchain so much, and set it drifting,—which also shall be seen?
Extract from : « The French Revolution » by Thomas Carlyle

The royalists only awaited the favorable moment to unchain their vengeance on the capital.
Extract from : « The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 » by Eugne Sue

I am yours to chain or unchain; I am your fighting man, your bloodhound, your leashed panther!
Extract from : « Carlyon Sahib » by Gilbert Murray

John orders his aides to unchain the prisoner and to fasten her firmly to the straw bed.
Extract from : « The Executioner's Knife » by Eugne Sue

As the Revolution developed they trembled at the anarchic forces they had helped to unchain, and tried in vain to curb them.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 » by Various

Synonyms for unchain

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