Disenthrall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Disenthrall is a verb meaning (transitive, literary, otherwise archaic) To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom).
Meaning
(transitive, literary, otherwise archaic) To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom).
More Meanings
- To disenchant; to break (someone) from a spell of (mental) captivation.
Example Sentences
He noted Gandhi’s sense of satyagraha and a statement of Lincoln’s during the depths of the Civil War: “We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.”
Word Forms
- disenthralls
- disenthralling
- disenthralled
- disenthral
- disinthral
Synonyms for disenthrall
Depending on context, synonyms include unenthrall, unenslave, emancipate, free, unslave.
Antonyms for disenthrall
Common opposites include enthrall, enslave, shackle, fetter.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include disenthral, disinthral, unenslave, disenslave, enslave, unshackle.
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