verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To release something from a yoke or harness. transitive
2. 2
   remove the yoke from wordnet
3. 3
   To disconnect, unlink. transitive
4. 4
   To liberate, deliver from oppression. transitive
5. 5
   To unyoke an animal. intransitive

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6. 6
   To cease from labour. intransitive

Synonyms

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abjugateabjugatealienatecast offcast outcut off

Antonyms

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yoke

Etymology

From Middle English unyoken, from Old English unġeocian (“to unyoke”), equivalent to un- + yoke.

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