"unimprison" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unimprisons [present, singular, third-person], unimprisoning [participle, present], unimprisoned [participle, past], unimprisoned [past]
Etymology: From un- + imprison. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|imprison}} un- + imprison Head templates: {{en-verb}} unimprison (third-person singular simple present unimprisons, present participle unimprisoning, simple past and past participle unimprisoned)
  1. (transitive) To release from prison; to free. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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