unenslave
Syllables: un·en·slave/ˌʌnɪnˈsleɪv/
unenslave verb: to free (someone) from slavery.
Verb
unenslave (third-person singular simple present unenslaves, present participle unenslaving, simple past and past participle unenslaved)
- To free (someone) from slavery.
- [S]uch Language God promiſed Moſes vvhen he imployed him as his Agent into Egypt, to uninſlave his bondag'd people, ſaying, Go and I vvill be vvith thy mouth, and teach thee vvhat thou ſhalt ſay, Exod[us] 4. 13.1650, Jo[hn] Godolphin, “Heavenly Eloquence”, in The Holy Limbeck: Or, A Semicentury of Spiritual Extractions: […], London: […] John Field for Edmund Paxton, […], →OCLC, pages 90–91
- Now whoever heard a person say, "I cannot live without my apple;" […] "I should sink if I did not get my tomato?" No, these are all simple and wholesome, and consequently unenslaving to the appetite, and can be as well supplied by almost any other simple and wholesome production of the vegetable...1854 November, Henry S[tephen] Clubb, “Vegetarianism”, in The Water-cure Journal and Herald of Reforms, Devoted to Physiology, Hydropathy, and the Laws of Life, volume XVIII, number 5, New York...
- Synonyms:
- disenthrall, emancipate, free, unenthrall, unslave, liberate, set free
- Antonyms:
- enslave
Examples of unenslave in a sentence
- Then the ferocious illuminings of an exiled revelation, / would return rightful to own, to unenslave our embrace again.2008, Zack Eswine, “Handle the War Passages in an Age of Terror”, in Preaching to a Post-everything World: Crafting Biblical Sermons that...
- Try as he might, the fool proves that human effort cannot unenslave him.2016, David Whitcomb, Great Invitations, [Greenville, S.C.]: Ambassador International, →ISBN:
Synonyms of unenslave
Antonyms
Forms of unenslave
| third-person singular present | unenslaves |
|---|---|
| present participle | unenslaving |
| past participle | unenslaved |
| past | unenslaved |
| alternative form | uninslave |
Origin of unenslave
From un- (prefix meaning 'de-') + enslave.
Words formed from unenslave
- unenslavement
Words that rhyme with unenslave
Questions about unenslave
- What does unenslave mean?
- Unenslave means to free (someone) from slavery.
- How do you use unenslave in a sentence?
- Then the ferocious illuminings of an exiled revelation, / would return rightful to own, to unenslave our embrace again.
- What part of speech is unenslave?
- Unenslave is a verb.
- How do you pronounce unenslave?
- Unenslave is pronounced /ˌʌnɪnˈsleɪv/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of unenslave?
- The past tense of unenslave is unenslaved.
Words near unenslave in the dictionary
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