Unrestrains

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To release or remove limitations or constraints, allowing for free expression or actions
2. To lift controls or inhibitions, enabling activities to proceed without boundaries or restrictions
3. To free from any form of restraint, resulting in unrestricted behavior or conduct

Etymology: "Unrestrains" is the third-person singular present form of "unrestrain," which is a straightforward combination of the prefix "un-" and the verb "restrain." The prefix "un-" was used in English to reverse or negate an action, so "unrestrain" means to remove restraint. "Restrain" itself came into English from Old French "restreindre," which in turn came from Latin "restringere," meaning "to draw tight, bind back," built from "re-" (back) and "stringere" (to draw tight). The "-s" ending simply marks the present tense for "he," "she," or "it," so "unrestrains" describes a single subject lifting restraint on something, as in a policy or a stricter rule that unrestrains a market.

Synonyms: releases, lets go, frees, liberates

Antonyms: restrains, controls, holds back, confines