Uncage

//ʌnˈkeɪd͡ʒ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To take out of or release from a cage.

    "At about eleven, we uncaged our pigeons, who flew away into the sapphire sky that hung like a sail from the white peaks."

  2. 2
    To unleash; to remove from restraints. broadly

Synonyms

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discagefreelooseloosenunbindunbolt

Example

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"At about eleven, we uncaged our pigeons, who flew away into the sapphire sky that hung like a sail from the white peaks."

Etymology

From un- + cage.

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