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unharness

[ uhn-hahr-nis ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to strip of harness; detach the harness from (a horse, mule, etc.).
  2. to divest of armor, as a knight or warhorse.


unharness

/ ʌˈɑːɪ /

verb

  1. to remove the harness from (a horse, etc)
  2. archaic.
    to remove the armour from
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unharness1

First recorded in 1400–50, unharness is from the Middle English word onharnesen. See un- 2, harness
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Immunotherapies are drugs which unharness the power of the immune system against cancers.

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Frequently, one of the dog teams had to be unharnessed from its sled and then hitched to a lifeboat to help the men drag it up and over a hummock or ridge.

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An implication of this unharnessed truth is that God is free to go in new directions, or in directions that seem new only to us, while being entirely consistent.

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This was a crisis unleashed by the unharnessed power of nature, then magnified by the consequences of past policy decisions and poor leadership.

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My parents showed me how to really unharness my swagger.

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