unyoke

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English unyoken, from Old English unġeocian (“to unyoke”), equivalent to un- +‎ yoke. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʌnˈjəʊk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ʌnˈjoʊk/ Rhymes: -əʊk === Verb === unyoke (third-person singular simple present unyokes, present participle unyoking, simple past and past participle unyoked) (transitive) To release something from a yoke or harness. (transitive) To disconnect, unlink. (transitive) To liberate, deliver from oppression. (intransitive) To unyoke an animal. (intransitive) To cease from labour. ==== Synonyms ==== abjugate ==== Derived terms ==== unyoked ==== Translations ==== ==== References ==== “unyoke”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.