unfetter
Americanverb (used with object)
-
to release from fetters.
-
to free from restraint; liberate.
verb
-
to release from fetters, bonds, etc
-
to release from restraint or inhibition
Etymology
Origin of unfetter
First recorded in 1325–75, unfetter is from the Middle English word unfeteren. See un- 2, fetter
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
His long run delivered only partial victories on his two primary ambitions: to unfetter Japan’s military after decades of postwar pacifism and to jump-start and overhaul its economy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
As spring ends, maple trees begin to unfetter winged seeds that flutter and swirl from branches to land gently on the ground.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 22, 2021
I experience a momentary, but delicious satisfaction, and then I unfetter the hair.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2012
With Misbah-ul-Haq almost redundant with the bat, there's no better time to unfetter young talent.
From The Guardian ● May 12, 2010
But that glorious science whose sublime object is alone able to unfetter the mind of poor humanity—Astronomy—has a future before it.
From The Sun changes its position in space therefore it cannot be regarded as being "in a condition of rest" by August Tischner
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
