disenthrall
Americanverb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- disenthrallment noun
Etymology
Origin of disenthrall
Example Sentences
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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
As Emily Dickinson expressed it: “Within its reach, though yet ungrasped / Desire’s perfect Goal – / No nearer – lest the Actual – / should disenthrall my soul – ”
From The Guardian • May 22, 2020
She quotes Lincoln: “We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save the country.”
From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2019
I trust I can disenthrall myself from all bias, from all prejudice, from all irrelevancies, from all immaterial matters, and see clearly and cleanly what the issue is and then render an independent judgment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Within its hope, though yet ungrasped Desire's perfect goal, No nearer, lest reality Should disenthrall thy soul.
From Poems by Emily Dickinson, Three Series, Complete by Dickinson, Emily
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