unbind

[ uhn-bahynd ]

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.

unbind

/ ʌnˈbaɪnd /

verb

1. to set free from restraining bonds or chains; release
2. to unfasten or make loose (a bond, tie, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbind¹

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

Example Sentences

It can involve proteins chewing through chemical fuels and binding and unbinding from each other.

From Nautilus

Socialism wants to unbind the souls of men, setting them free for the highest and best that is in them.

From Project Gutenberg

She never relaxed her efforts to break the lovers' hold upon each other's arms, to unbind them, to uncouple them.

From Project Gutenberg

Seeing this, Moll bade the fellows unbind him, telling them sharply they might see there was no need of such rigour.

From Project Gutenberg

Then Odysseus tried to make his men unbind him, but Eurylochus and another bound him yet more tightly to the mast.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg