different between unbind vs abstringe

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ba?nd/

  Rhymes: -a?nd

Verb

unbind (third-person singular simple present unbinds, present participle unbinding, simple past unbound, past participle unbound or (rare) unbounden)

1. (transitive) To take bindings off.
2. (transitive, figuratively) To set free from a debt, contract or promise.
3. (computing, transitive) To disable some kind of connection in software, such as a key binding.
   • 2013, Douglas Chick, Minecraft Secrets Book Cheat Codes (page 23)

     Unbinds the specified key from a command

Translations

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abstring?, from ab (“away”) + string? (“I bind, I tie”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b.st??nd?/
• Rhymes: -?nd?

Verb

abstringe (third-person singular simple present abstringes, present participle abstringing, simple past and past participle abstringed)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To unbind.

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Anagrams

• beratings, bitranges, breasting