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unstring

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un·string  (n-strng)
tr.v. un·strung (-strng), 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.

unstring [ʌnˈstrɪŋ]
vb -strings, -stringing, -strung (tr)
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)
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unstring - remove the strings fromunstring - 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"
Translations
unstring [ˈʌnˈstrɪŋ] (unstrung (pt, pp)) VT (Mus) → desencordar; [+ pearls] → desensartar (fig) [+ nerves] → trastornar
unstring pret, ptp <unstrung>
vt violindie Saiten abnehmen or entfernen von; beadsabfädeln


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If I had, I might ha' whistled for another, for my father wasn't quite so ready to unstring as some other fathers I know of.
But Leto alone stays by the side of Zeus who delights in thunder; and then she unstrings his bow, and closes his quiver, and takes his archery from his strong shoulders in her hands and hangs them on a golden peg against a pillar of his father's house.
 
 
 
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