disenthrall

verb

dis·​en·​thrall ˌdis-in-ˈthrȯl 

variants or less commonly disenthral

disenthralled also disenthraled; disenthralling; disenthralls also disenthrals

transitive verb

: to free from bondage : liberate

Synonyms

• discharge
• emancipate
• enfranchise
• enlarge
• free
• liberate
• loose
• loosen
• manumit
• release
• spring
• unbind
• uncage
• unchain
• unfetter

Examples of disenthrall in a Sentence

we must disenthrall ourselves from time-honored ways of doing things, or we will never progress as a society

Word History

First Known Use

1643, in the meaning defined above