unyoke

1. (transitive) To release something from a yoke or harness.
2. (transitive) To disconnect, unlink.
3. (transitive) To liberate, deliver from oppression.
4. (intransitive) To unyoke an animal.
5. (intransitive) To cease from labour.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈjəʊk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unyoken

Inherited from Old English: unġeocian

In summary

From Middle English unyoken, from Old English unġeocian (“to unyoke”), equivalent to un- + yoke.

Synonyms

release

unharness

separate

disconnect

disjoin

extricate

free

🆓

slip

unclasp

uncouple

undo

unfasten

unhitch

unhook

unlink

unload

untie

detach

disentwine

disencumber

disengage

disentangle

Translations

dételer

staccare

ayırmak

uitspannen

açmak

boyunduruğunu çıkarmak

losmachen

çözmek

αποζευγνύω

ξεζεύγω

desuncir