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unjail

unjail verb: to release from jail; to set free.

Verb

unjail (third-person singular simple present unjails, present participle unjailing, simple past and past participle unjailed)

  1. To release from jail; to set free

Forms of unjail

third-person singular presentunjails
present participleunjailing
past participleunjailed
pastunjailed

Origin of unjail

From un- + jail.

Questions about unjail

What does unjail mean?
Unjail means to release from jail; to set free.
What part of speech is unjail?
Unjail is a verb.
What is the past tense of unjail?
The past tense of unjail is unjailed.

Words near unjail in the dictionary

  1. unjacketed
  2. unjacking
  3. unjacks
  4. unjaded
  5. unjagged
  6. unjail
  7. unjailable
  8. unjailbreak
  9. unjailbreaking
  10. unjailbreaks
  11. unjailbroke

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