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disenthrall

American  
[dis-en-thrawl] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈθrɔl /

verb (used with object)

  1. to free from bondage; liberate.

    to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies.


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Etymology

Origin of disenthrall

First recorded in 1635–45; dis- 1 + enthrall

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“In the spirit of Lincoln, the facts are new, and we’ve got to think anew and act anew. We’ve got to disenthrall ourselves,” Newsom said.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2025

Jill Lepore quotes Lincoln: 'We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save the country'

From The Guardian Dec. 22, 2019

She quotes Lincoln: “We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save the country.”

From The Guardian Dec. 22, 2019

At Woodstock on the Mall, actor Edward James Olmos quoted Lincoln: "We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country."

From Time Magazine Archive

An event was soon to happen, well calculated to disenthrall him.

From The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Stearns, Frank Preston

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