verb
- to release from an anchor; to weigh anchor and move away from a fixed position
- to free from something that provides stability or security; to make unstable or insecure
Usage: nautical
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The captain unanchors the ship at dawn.
- The crew quickly unanchors and heads for open water.
- The storm unanchors several boats in the harbor.
- Moving to a new city unanchors her from familiar routines.
- The policy change unanchors employees’ sense of job security.
- He unanchors himself from old habits to embrace change.