unstring

un·string

 (ŭn-strĭng′)

tr.v. un·strung (-strŭng′), un·string·ing, un·strings

1. To remove from a string.

2. To unfasten or loosen the strings of.

3. Informal To deprive of composure or emotional stability; unnerve.

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unstring

(ʌnˈstrɪŋ)

vb (tr) , -strings, -stringing or -strung

1. to remove the strings of

2. (of beads, pearls, etc) to remove or take from a string

3. to weaken or enfeeble emotionally (a person or his nerves)

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un•string

(ʌnˈstrɪŋ)

v.t. -strung, -string•ing.

1. to loosen or remove the strings of: to unstring a bow.

2. to take from a string: to unstring beads.

3. to relax the tension of.

4. to relax unduly or weaken (the nerves).

5. to weaken the nerves of.

[1605–15]

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unstring

Past participle: unstrung
Gerund: unstringing

Imperative

unstring

unstring

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

unstring - remove the strings from; "unstring my guitar" remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" string - provide with strings; "string my guitar"

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Translations

unstring

[ˈʌnˈstrɪŋ] (unstrung (pt, pp)) VT (Mus) → desencordar; [+ pearls] → desensartar (fig) [+ nerves] → trastornar

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unstring

pret, ptp <unstrung>

vt violin → die Saiten abnehmen or entfernen von; beads → abfädeln

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