unbar

verb

Etymology

From Middle English unbarren, equivalent to un- + bar.

  1. inherited from unbarren

Definitions

  1. To unlock or unbolt a door that had been locked or bolted with a bar.

    • Only Enid could dare him at such a time, and even she felt occasionally that sinking of the heart which the bravest of tamers may experience as he unbars the gate of the cage.
  2. To remove an impediment that obstructs the passage of (someone or something).

  3. To remove a prohibition.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA