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unshackle
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unshackle
(verb)
unshackle
/ˌʌn
ˈ
ʃækəl/
verb
unshackles
;
unshackled
;
unsshackling
unshackle
/ˌʌn
ˈ
ʃækəl/
verb
unshackles
;
unshackled
;
unsshackling
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNSHACKLE
[
+ object
]
:
to take shackles or handcuffs off (someone)
He
unshackled
the prisoner.
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often used figuratively
We need to
unshackle
our creativity.
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