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unharness

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

to remove the harness from a horse etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

to liberate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

remove the harness from

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unharness a horse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: harness

Broader terms: unhitch

Narrower terms: outspan

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English harness English unharness From un- + harness.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: разпрягам (razprjagam) — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • French: débrider — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • French: dételer — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • Ancient Greek: καταλύω (katalúō) — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • Ido: desharnesizar — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • Ido: senharnesigar — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • Italian: staccare — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • Italian: sbardare — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • Latin: abiungō — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • Latin: disiungō — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • Manx: neughreigh — to remove the harness from a horse, etc.