unhold

verb

1. To unhand, release from one's grasp, let go of.

   transitive

   The unrefuted accusation had also been a libel on yourselves, whose great intelligence has unholden Maga in so unprecedented a degree, and who monthly devour the astonishing number of six and thirty thousand of her copies.

2. To remove from a "hold" or "on hold" state.

   transitive

   Scroll to Hold, and press the trackball. Your call is now on hold. Follow these steps to unhold your call: […]

Where it comes from

From Middle English unholden, equivalent to un- + hold.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry unhold (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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