"unconfine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unconfines [present, singular, third-person], unconfining [participle, present], unconfined [participle, past], unconfined [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: un- + confine Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|confine}} un- + confine Head templates: {{en-verb}} unconfine (third-person singular simple present unconfines, present participle unconfining, simple past and past participle unconfined)
  1. (transitive) To free from confinement. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unconfine-en-verb--P7Apbyw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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