unbind
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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).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʌnˈbaɪnd/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -aɪnd
Verb
unbind (third-person singular simple present unbinds, present participle unbinding, simple past unbound, past participle unbound or (rare) unbounden)
- (transitive) To take bindings off.
- (transitive, figuratively) To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
- (computing, transitive) To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.
- 2013, Douglas Chick, Minecraft Secrets Book Cheat Codes, page 23:
- Unbinds the specified key from a command
Translations
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