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disenthrall

dis·en·thrall
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dis-en-thrawl]
    • /ˌdɪs ɛnˈθrɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Synonyms 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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