1. to remove a yoke from (an animal); to free from being yoked
2. to free from restraint or bondage; to liberate
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The farmer unyoked the oxen after a long day of plowing.
• At sunset, they unyoked the horses and led them to the stable.
• The revolution helped unyoke the people from centuries of oppression.
• She felt ready to unyoke herself from the burden of others’ expectations.
• The old man slowly unyoked his team of mules.
• It was time to unyoke the draft animals and let them rest.
• The treaty would unyoke the nation from foreign control.