unenslave
/ˌʌnɪnˈsleɪv/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "[S]uch Language God promiſed Moſes vvhen he imployed him as his Agent into Egypt, to uninſlave his bondag'd people, ſaying, Go and I vvill be vvith thy mouth, and teach thee vvhat thou ſhalt ſay, Exod[us] 4. 13."
- "Now whoever heard a person say, "I cannot live without my apple;" […] "I should sink if I did not get my tomato?" No, these are all simple and wholesome, and consequently unenslaving to the appetite, and can be as well supplied by almost any other simple and wholesome production of the vegetable kingdom, […]"
- "Then the ferocious illuminings of an exiled revelation, / would return rightful to own, to unenslave our embrace again."
- "Try as he might, the fool proves that human effort cannot unenslave him."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavusbor. Old French esclavebor. Middle English sclave English slave English enslave English unenslave From un- (prefix meaning 'de-') + enslave.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌʌnɪnˈsleɪv/
- British English: /ˌʌnɪnˈsleɪv/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
unenslavement