Antonyms for unfetter


Grammar : Verb
Spell : uhn-fet-er
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfɛt ər


Definition of unfetter

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from un- (2) "opposite of" + fetter (v.). The figurative sense is recorded from late 14c. Related: Unfettered; unfettering.
  • As in ransom : verb pay blackmail money for return of possession or person
  • As in redeem : verb free; buy the freedom of
  • As in release : verb let go, let out
  • As in manumit : verb free
  • As in emancipate : verb set free
  • As in free : verb liberate, let go
Example sentences :
  • Unfetter your thoughts from notions, prejudices and limitations.
  • Extract from : « Supreme Personality » by Delmer Eugene Croft
  • The red sand in the glass began to fall again, and its liberation seemed to unfetter my paralysed limbs.
  • Extract from : « The Strong Arm » by Robert Barr
  • Scattergood was thinking, and to think, with him, meant so to unfetter his feet that he could wriggle his toes pleasurably.
  • Extract from : « Scattergood Baines » by Clarence Budington Kelland
  • To secure true progress, we must unfetter genius, and chain down mediocrity.
  • Extract from : « Cannibals all! » by George Fitzhugh

Synonyms for unfetter

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