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unchain

[/ʌnˈtʃeɪn/]
verb
desacorrentar
1. to remove chains from; to set free from restraint
The activists worked to unchain the imprisoned animals.
Os ativistas trabalharam para desacorrentar os animais presos.
2. to liberate or free from constraints, restrictions, or limitations
Education can unchain people from ignorance.
A educação pode desacorrentar as pessoas da ignorância.
3. to release or set at liberty
The revolution aimed to unchain the oppressed masses.
A revolução visava desacorrentar as massas oprimidas.
Synonyms
liberatefreereleaseemancipateunfetterunbind
Antonyms
chainfetterrestrainconfineshackleimprison

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
desacorrentar
most common usage
São Paulo
desacorrentar
standard usage in business and formal contexts
Portugal
desacorrentar
formal and literary usage; also 'libertar'

Related Idioms & Phrases

unchain one's potential
unchain creativity
break free from chains
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