unfetter
Americanverb (used with object)
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to release from fetters.
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to free from restraint; liberate.
verb
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to release from fetters, bonds, etc
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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
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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
To break down petty selfishness and extend it into Universal Self is to unfetter and deliver it from bondage.
From The Religion of the Samurai A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan by Nukariya, Kaiten
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