unshackle
Americanverb (used with object)
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to free from shackles; unfetter.
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to free from restraint, as conversation.
Etymology
Origin of unshackle
Example Sentences
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She wants to unshackle a defense industry that is stunted, as she sees it, by heavy restrictions on what it can sell overseas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
That should unshackle an “asphyxiated” economy, says Alejo Czerwonko, chief investment officer for emerging markets Americas at UBS Global Wealth Management.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
However, she still strongly emphasizes to Paul that she believes that only the Fremen can unshackle themselves – not an outside messiah or prophecy.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2024
And he fathered Virginia Woolf, who would go on to unshackle the written word from the constraints of time.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
If she could persuade him to unshackle her, a dark night like this was made for running.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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