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Chain Unchain Un·Chain Transitive Verb Free Removing Set

Title unchain
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
un·chain
\\ˌən-ˈchān\\ transitive verb
 DATE  1582
: to free by or as if by removing a chain : set loose
    unchain workers from their desks
English Etymology
unchain
  1582, from un- (2) + chain (v.). Fig. sense of "to liberate" is recorded from 1793.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
un·chain
\|ən+\ transitive verb
Etymology: un- (II) + chain
: to free by or as if by removing a chain : set loose :
release
 < reflexes unchained by localized mechanical stimuli — Piero Leonardi >

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