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Unleash

//ʌnˈliʃ// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To free from a leash, or as from a leash. transitive

    "He unleashed his dog in the park."

  2. 2
    release or vent wordnet
  3. 3
    To let go; to release. figuratively

    "He unleashed his fury."

  4. 4
    turn loose or free from restraint wordnet
  5. 5
    To precipitate; to bring about. figuratively

    "Even if it were working perfectly, the stimulus would not come close to stemming the cascade of joblessness unleashed by this megarecession."

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  1. 6
    release from a leash wordnet

Etymology

From un- + leash.

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