unbind

Verb

Verb Forms: unbound, unbinding, unbinds

To free from bindings or restraints.
untie or unfasten
- "unbind the feet of this poor woman"
To take bindings off.
To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.

Examples

To unbind the potential of their tiles, a Scrabble player must think creatively and expand word horizons.

Origin / 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).

Antonyms

bind

Scrabble Score: 9

unbind: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
unbind: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unbind: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

unbind: valid Words With Friends Word