unharness

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verb

to remove the harness from a horse etc.

Opposite
harness
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Meanings

verbunharness (third-person singular simple present unharnesses, present participle unharnessing, simple past and past participle unharnessed)

present singular third person unharnesses · participle present unharnessing · participle past unharnessed · past unharnessed

  1. transitiveto remove the harness from a horse etc.
  2. broadlytransitiveto liberate

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove the harness from

Opposite
harness
Broader
unhitch

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From un- + harness.

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Translations

Ancient Greek καταλύω
  • καταλύω (katalúō)to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
Bulgarian разпрягам
  • разпрягам (razprjagam)to remove the harness from a horse, etc.
French débrider, dételer
  • débriderto remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • dételerto remove the harness from a horse, etc.
Italian staccare, sbardare
  • staccareto remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • sbardareto remove the harness from a horse, etc.
Latin abiungō, disiungō
  • abiungōto remove the harness from a horse, etc.
  • disiungōto remove the harness from a horse, etc.
Cite this entry
APA

unharness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unharness

MLA

“unharness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unharness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unharness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unharness.

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