unyoke

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

release
B1
unharness
separate
B1
disconnect
C2
disjoin
extricate
43k
free
A1
🆓
slip
B2
unclasp
uncouple
undo
C1
unfasten
unhitch
unhook
28k
unlink
unload
C1
untie
C1
detach
26k
disentwine
disencumber
disengage
22k
disentangle
Translations

dételer
staccare
ayırmak

uitspannen

açmak

boyunduruğunu çıkarmak

losmachen
çözmek

αποζευγνύω

ξεζεύγω

desuncir

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.

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