English Explanatory Dictionary

unbind

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To take bindings off.
  2. To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
  3. To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈbaɪnd/

Word forms

unbind unbinds unbinding unbound unbounden

Etymology

From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-West Germanic *andabindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną, equivalent to un- + bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (andbindan).

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