Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To remove chains from someone or something.

    unchain workers

    They worked to unchain the prisoners from their shackles.

    remove the chains from

  2. (figuratively, transitive)To free; to liberate.

    unchain the mind

    unchain creativity

    make free

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Tom unchained the door.

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  2. I unchained the door.

    ruЯ снял с двери цепочку.

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  3. It was like an explosion, an exultation of human voice unchained, ebullient with the love of life, savage in its good-humor.

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  4. Adriano unchained Rima.

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

unchains, unchaining, unchained, unchained
Base formunchain · to unchain
3rd person singularunchains
Present participleunchaining
Past simpleunchained
Past participleunchained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyunchain
he, she, itunchains

Past simpleLesson

all personsunchained

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave unchained
he, she, ithas unchained

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill unchain

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

1 related words
Derivedunchainer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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