# unbind

> English word · Verb · IPA /ʌnˈbaɪnd/

## Definitions
1. To take bindings off.
2. To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
3. To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.

## Etymology
From Middle English unbinden, from Old English unbindan, onbindan (“to unbind; untie”), from Proto-West Germanic *andabindan, from Proto-Germanic *andabindaną, equivalent to un- + bind. Cognate with Dutch ontbinden, German entbinden, Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (andbindan).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unbind