unbind

[ uhn-bahynd ]
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verb (used with object),un·bound, un·bind·ing.
  1. to release from bonds or restraint, as a prisoner; free.

  2. to unfasten or loose, as a bond or tie.

Origin of unbind

1
before 950; Middle English unbinden,Old English unbindan; cognate with German entbinden.See un-2, bind

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How to use unbind in a sentence

  • He gave the order to unbind the prisoners, and went himself to unfasten the cords that held Clara in her chair.

    El Verdugo | Honore de Balzac

British Dictionary definitions for unbind

unbind

/ (ʌnˈbaɪnd) /


verb-binds, -binding or -bound (tr)
  1. to set free from restraining bonds or chains; release

  2. to unfasten or make loose (a bond, tie, etc)

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