What does unshackle mean?
Unshackle means To remove shackles from someone or something..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
To remove shackles from someone or something..
The captain ordered that the guards unshackle and release the prisoner, as he had served his sentence.
The sooner the railway can unshackle itself from DfT the better.
1818, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, On Poesy or Art Painting was, as it were, a new art, and being unshackled by old models it chose its own subjects, and took an eagle’s flight.
Use unshackle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Unshackle means To remove shackles from someone or something..
Common synonyms include unchain.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The captain ordered that the guards unshackle and release the prisoner, as he had served his sentence.
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