unleash

[uhn-leesh]

verb (used with object)

1. to release from or as if from a leash; set loose to pursue or run at will.

2. to abandon control of.

   to unleash his fury.

unleash

/ ʌnˈliːʃ /

verb

1. to release from or as if from a leash

2. to free from restraint or control

Word History and Origins

Origin of unleash¹

First recorded in 1665–75; un- ² + leash

Example Sentences

Footage posted online suggested that paramilitary fighters intended to unleash violence against the civilian population in el-Fasher.

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This move unleashed currency volatility, undermining the U.S. dollar’s purchasing power abroad, and contributing to the economic uncertainty that would challenge American industry and the middle class in the decade that followed.

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The thought of soon unleashing the pieces into the world and never having them back here in exactly the same way is bittersweet.

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Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating flooding across the central Philippines, official figures showed Thursday, as the storm headed towards Vietnam.

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If mass AI usage takes off, significant disinflationary forces may be unleashed, Cohen wrote, suggesting lower interest rates and downward pressure on the dollar.

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