Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To remove the shackles from.
- transitive verb To free; liberate.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To unfetter; loose from bonds; set free from restraint.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint; to unfetter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
remove shackles from someone or something. - verb To remove
restrictions orinhibitions ; to allow fullfreedom andpower .
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Examples
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Raese, meanwhile, wants to "unshackle" business from government regulation -- like the kind that keeps miners alive.
Richard Trumka: Let's Cheer the Chilean Miners -- and Fight for Workers Everywhere Richard Trumka 2010
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Raese, meanwhile, wants to "unshackle" business from government regulation -- like the kind that keeps miners alive.
Richard Trumka: Let's Cheer the Chilean Miners -- and Fight for Workers Everywhere Richard Trumka 2010
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Raese, meanwhile, wants to "unshackle" business from government regulation -- like the kind that keeps miners alive.
Richard Trumka: Let's Cheer the Chilean Miners -- and Fight for Workers Everywhere Richard Trumka 2010
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Venture capitalists are betting on a new generation of firms that hope to unshackle social networking from PCs and shift it to the cellphone.
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Regardless of whether I suspect a conspiracy to slaughter Pattinsons's sex appeal in one foul swoop, I just wanted to put in my two cents by saying I believe the masterminds behind this film are sacrificing the true timeless romeo and juliet nature of this saga in what can only be an attempt to unshackle itself from the stigma of being a chick movie.
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In this political season, let us hope that some leaders are willing to unshackle entrepreneurs from the red tape of governmental regulation, not just for the sake of the economy, but for the sake of nature, too.
In Praise of 'Enviropreneurs' Terry L. Anderson 2012
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The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives acting in service to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Koch brothers and an army of industry lobbyists has produced a stream of legislative proposals to defund regulatory agencies, weaken the law and ultimately unshackle industry from rules that get in their way.
Donald Cohen: Back to the Future: The Cost of Delay Donald Cohen 2011
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As mainstream investors clamor for a piece of Facebook, Silicon Valley venture capitalists are betting a new generation of companies can unshackle social networking from the PC—and shift it to the phone.
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The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives acting in service to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Koch brothers and an army of industry lobbyists has produced a stream of legislative proposals to defund regulatory agencies, weaken the law and ultimately unshackle industry from rules that get in their way.
Donald Cohen: Back to the Future: The Cost of Delay Donald Cohen 2011
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So it's worth reporting that in the past seven days New Delhi has managed to unshackle one foot.
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