unleash

Word parts

un- + leash

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʌnˈliʃ/

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Verb

Plain form unleash

Third-person singular unleashes

Past tense unleashed

Past participle unleashed

Present participle unleashing

1. (transitive) If you unleash an animal, you free it from a leash.
2. (figurative) If you unleash something, you cause it to be released or done.

   His insensitive comments unleashed a country-wide protest.