verb
- to release from confinement; to let out of an enclosure
Examples
- The farmer decided to unpen the sheep and let them graze in the meadow.
- After the storm passed, we unpenned the chickens so they could roam the yard.
- The zookeeper will unpen the animals once the new habitat is ready.
- She unpenned her thoughts in a long letter to her friend.
- The protesters demanded that authorities unpen the detained journalists.
- We need to unpen the cattle before they become too restless.