unseize

U1N1S1E1I1Z10E1

verb

To release from a state of being seized up, or locked in position.

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Meanings

verbunseize (third-person singular simple present unseizes, present participle unseizing, simple past and past participle unseized)

present singular third person unseizes · participle present unseizing · participle past unseized · past unseized

  1. transitiveTo release from a state of being seized up, or locked in position.

Origin

From un- + seize.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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