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unconstrain

unconstrain verb: to free from constraints.

Verb

unconstrain (third-person singular simple present unconstrains, present participle unconstraining, simple past and past participle unconstrained)

  1. (transitive) To free from constraints.
    • “When you have a constrained transmission system and you seek to unconstrain it,” said Mary Ellen Paravalos, the vice president for transmission at National Grid, a New York and New England company, some local parties stand to lose.2009 July 14, Matthew L. Wald, “Debate on Clean Energy Leads to Regional Divide”, in New York Times

Forms of unconstrain

third-person singular presentunconstrains
present participleunconstraining
past participleunconstrained
pastunconstrained

Origin of unconstrain

From un- + constrain.

Questions about unconstrain

What does unconstrain mean?
Unconstrain means to free from constraints.
What part of speech is unconstrain?
Unconstrain is a verb.
What is the past tense of unconstrain?
The past tense of unconstrain is unconstrained.

Words near unconstrain in the dictionary

  1. unconstitutional
  2. unconstitutionalism
  3. unconstitutionalities
  4. unconstitutionality
  5. unconstitutionally
  6. unconstrain
  7. unconstrainable
  8. unconstrained
  9. unconstrainedly
  10. unconstrainedness
  11. unconstraining

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