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unlink

[ uhn-lingk ]
/ ʌnˈlɪŋk /
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verb (used with object)
to separate the links of (a chain, linked bracelet, watchband, etc.); unfasten.
to detach or separate by or as if by undoing one or more connecting links: to unlink hands.
verb (used without object)
to become detached.
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Origin of unlink

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + link1

Words nearby unlink

unlikelihood, unlikely, unlimber, unlimited, unlined, unlink, unlisted, Unlisted Securities Market, unlistenable, unlit, unlive
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Words related to unlink

break up, divorce, estrange, leave, part company, split, bifurcate, depart, detach, discontinue, disengage, disunify, disunite, diverge, drop, part, uncouple, break off, go away, pull out

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