unbind

verb

un·​bind ˌən-ˈbīnd How to pronounce unbind (audio)
unbound ˌən-ˈbau̇nd How to pronounce unbind (audio) ; unbinding

transitive verb

1
: to remove a band from : free from fastenings : untie, unfasten
2
: to set free : release

Examples of unbind in a Sentence

She managed to unbind her hands. a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners
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The book was centered on the idea that Russia’s geography is its fate and that there is nothing any ruler can do to unbind himself from the necessities of securing his lands. Anton Barbashin, Foreign Affairs, 31 Mar. 2014 The blazers who run the major championships have not yet commissioned sculptures of these two women, who so unbound their sport and gave the gift of professional aspiration to so many. Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023 The stars will be long gone before our galaxy unbinds itself. Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023 Lazarus had been dead four days, wrapped in a burial shroud and enclosed in a tomb, when Jesus instructed his followers to unbind him from his burial cloths. Jennifer Latson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for unbind 

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of unbind was before the 12th century

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“Unbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbind. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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unbind

verb
un·​bind ˌən-ˈbīnd How to pronounce unbind (audio)
unbound -ˈbau̇nd How to pronounce unbind (audio) ; unbinding
1
2
: to set free : release

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