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- [dis-en-thrawl]
- /ˌdɪs ɛnˈθrɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-en-thrawl]
- /ˌdɪs ɛnˈθrɔl/
Definitions of disenthrall word
- verb with object disenthrall to free from bondage; liberate: to be disenthralled from morbid fantasies. 1
- noun disenthrall (transitive) To free from slavery or captivation. 1
- verb transitive disenthrall to free from bondage or slavery; liberate 0
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Origin of disenthrall
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; dis-1 + enthrall
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Parts of speech for Disenthrall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
disenthrall popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
disenthrall usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for disenthrall
verb disenthrall
- parole — language as manifested in the actual utterances produced by speakers of a language (contrasted with langue).
- rescue — to free or deliver from confinement, violence, danger, or evil.
- pardon — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- relieve — to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.).
Antonyms for disenthrall
verb disenthrall
- harm — a U.S. air-to-surface missile designed to detect and destroy radar sites by homing on their emissions.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- condemn — If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- damn — Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
- sentence — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
verb transitive disenthrall
- enthrall — Capture the fascinated attention of.
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