unyoke
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Etymology
From Middle English unyoken, from Old English unġeocian (“to unyoke”), equivalent to un- + yoke.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈjəʊk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈjoʊk/
- Rhymes: -əʊk
Verb
unyoke (third-person singular simple present unyokes, present participle unyoking, simple past and past participle unyoked)
- (transitive) To release something from a yoke or harness.
- (transitive) To disconnect, unlink.
- (transitive) To liberate, deliver from oppression.
- (intransitive) To unyoke an animal.
- (intransitive) To cease from labour.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
release from a yoke
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References
- “unyoke”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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