Meanings
present singular third person unconstrains · participle present unconstraining · participle past unconstrained · past unconstrained
- transitiveTo free from constraints.
“When you have a constrained transmission system and you seek to unconstrain it,” said Mary Ellen Paravalos, the vice president for transmission at National Grid, a New York and New England company, some local parties stand to lose.
2009 July 14, Matthew L. Wald, “Debate on Clean Energy Leads to Regional Divide”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Germanic*anda-
- Proto-West Germanic*anda-
- Old Englishand-
- Old Englishon-
- Middle Englishon-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Old Frenchconstreindre
- Middle Englishconstreinen
- Englishconstrain
- Englishunconstrain
Cite this entry
unconstrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconstrain
“unconstrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconstrain. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unconstrain,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unconstrain.
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