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unbind

/ʌnˈbaɪnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
un-bind
IPA
/ʌnˈbaɪnd/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take bindings off.

Transitive verb

verb

To set free from a debt, contract or promise.

Transitive verb

verb

To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

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).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: un
  • Root: unbinden, unbindan, *andabindan, *andabindaną

Usage

Inflected Forms

unbinds (present, singular) unbinding (participle, present) unbound (past) unbound (participle, past) unbounden (participle, past)

Derived Forms

unbinder

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce unbind?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈbaɪnd/.
What does unbind mean?
To take bindings off.
Where does unbind come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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