unbind

Meaning

1. (transitive) To take bindings off.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
3. (transitive) To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.

Synonyms

untie

loosen

unfasten

undo

unhitch

loose

release

free

🆓

unlace

unleash

untwist

unloose

unpack

unroll

come untied

unloosen

disengage

unchain

solve

untwine

open up

unwind

unwrap

unclasp

unlash

unlock

🔓

remove

uncouple

come apart

unclip

turn on

unbar

ablate

unbend

unbolt

unbrace

unbuckle

uncage

unclog

unfetter

unfurl

unhand

unhook

unmuzzle

unravel

unscrew

unseal

unsolder

abscise

loosen up

Translations

détacher

délier

losbinden

desatar

çözmek

desatar

λύω

ελευθερώνω

losbinden

disciogliere

ontbinden

αποδεσμεύω

λύνω

sfasciare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʌnˈbaɪnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: unbinden

Inherited from Old English: unbindan

Cognate with Dutch: ontbinden

Cognate with German: entbinden

Cognate with Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-West Germanic *andabindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną, equivalent to un- + bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (andbindan).