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unyoke

verb
un·​yoke | \ ˌən-ˈyōk How to pronounce unyoke (audio) \
unyoked; unyoking; unyokes

Definition of unyoke

transitive verb

1 : to free from a yoke or harness
2 : to take apart : disjoin

intransitive verb

1 archaic : to unharness a draft animal
2 archaic : to cease from work
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Examples of unyoke in a Sentence

unyoke these two boats and tie them to the dock separately

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 Small, snug, and unyoked from laptop or phone, AirPods are easy to wear for hours at a time, without a second thought. — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, "The Case for Wearing AirPods All the Time," 5 June 2019 Men unyoked from their families, reeling from broken bonds, are the norm: some contrite and faithfully sending child support checks, others blowing all their money on meth, pickups and good times. — Longreads, "Life on the Oil Frontier," 23 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of unyoke

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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