untether
pronunciation
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Word Origin
- untether (v.)
- 1775, from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + tether (v.). Related: Untethered; untethering.
Example
- 1. And it 's easy to untether from reality .
- 2. Only better regulation can untether economies from the fickle fortunes of finance through resolution regimes to let big banks fail smoothly and stronger counter-cyclical capital rules to damp the cycle of credit bubbles .