unbind

verb

un·​bind ˌən-ˈbīnd How to pronounce unbind (audio)
unbound ˌən-ˈbau̇nd How to pronounce unbind (audio) ; unbinding
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transitive verb

1
: to remove a band from : free from fastenings : untie, unfasten
2
: to set free : release

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Examples of unbind in a Sentence

She managed to unbind her hands. a newly elected democratic government whose first act was to unbind the nation's vast horde of political prisoners
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The stars will be long gone before our galaxy unbinds itself. — Popular Mechanics, 7 Mar. 2023 But for Buddhists, dying is an opportunity to unbind from the past and start again. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2025 Perhaps, to vanish well entails allowing others to help unbind you, trusting them to keep your secrets. — Longreads, 14 Apr. 2020 Lazarus had been dead four days, wrapped in a burial shroud and enclosed in a tomb, when Jesus instructed his followers to unbind him from his burial cloths. — Jennifer Latson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for unbind

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unbind was before the 12th century

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“Unbind.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbind. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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