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unharness
CIDE DICTIONARY
unharness, v. t. [1st pref. un- + harness.].
- To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to unharness horses or oxen. Cowper. [1913 Webster]
- To disarm; to divest of armor. Holinshed. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
unharness
Liberation
VB liberate, free, set free, set clear, set at liberty, render free, emancipate, release, enfranchise, affranchise, manumit, enlarge, disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss, let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip, cast adrift, turn adrift, deliver, absolve, unfetter &c, untie, loose, loosen, relax, unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash, disengage, disentangle, clear, extricate, unloose, gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty, get rid of, get clear of, deliver oneself from, shake off the yoke, slip the collar, break loose, break prison, tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels, escape.For further exploring for "unharness" in Webster Dictionary Online