verb (used with object)
- to release from fetters.
- to free from restraint; liberate.
adjective
- released from physical or mental bonds; unrestrained
verb (tr)
- to release from fetters, bonds, etc
- to release from restraint or inhibition
v.mid-14c., from un- (2) “opposite of” + fetter (v.). The figurative sense is recorded from late 14c. Related: Unfettered; unfettering.