Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unyoke

/ʌnˈjoʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-yoke
IPA
/ʌnˈjoʊk/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To release something from a yoke or harness.

Transitive verb

verb

To disconnect, unlink.

Transitive verb

verb

To liberate, deliver from oppression.

Transitive verb

verb

To unyoke an animal.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cease from labour.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English unyoken, from Old English unġeocian (“to unyoke”), equivalent to un- + yoke.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: unyoken, unġeocian

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ʌnˈjoʊk/
  • British English: /ʌnˈjəʊk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

unyokes (present, singular) unyoking (participle, present) unyoked (participle, past) unyoked (past)

Derived Forms

unyoked

Synonyms

abjugate

Rhymes With

broke joke smoke spoke stroke woke folk oak coke sport one's oak stoke choke

Questions

How do you pronounce unyoke?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʌnˈjoʊk/.
What does unyoke mean?
To release something from a yoke or harness.
Where does unyoke come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce unyoke

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