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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.

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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)

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"

Translations

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

unstring pret, ptp <unstrung>

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