Disenthrall

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To free from slavery or captivation (thraldom). literary, transitive

    "He noted Gandhi’s sense of satyagraha and a statement of Lincoln’s during the depths of the Civil War: “We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.”"

Synonyms

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deliveremancipateenfranchisefreeliberateloose

Example

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"The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country."

Etymology

From dis- + enthrall.

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