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unleash

[ uhn-leesh ]
/ ʌnˈliʃ /
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verb (used with object)

to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.
to abandon control of: to unleash his fury.

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RELATED WORDS

release, discharge, free, vent

Nearby words

  1. unlead,
  2. unleaded,
  3. unlearn,
  4. unlearned,
  5. unlearnt,
  6. unleavened,
  7. unless,
  8. unlessoned,
  9. unlettered,
  10. unlevel

Origin of unleash

First recorded in 1665–75; un-2 + leash
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for unleash

unleash

/ (ʌnˈliːʃ) /

verb (tr)

to release from or as if from a leash
to free from restraint or control
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for unleash

unleash

v.

1670s, from un- (2) + leash (v.). Related: Unleashed; unleashing.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper