unbind

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
13
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈbaɪnd/

Definition of unbind

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To take bindings off.
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verb

  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.
    “Unbinds the specified key from a command”

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Etymology

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).

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