DISANCHORING Antonyms

• the act of putting something in working order again

• restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place

• the sterilization of an animal

• (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body

• a place where a craft can be made fast

• (nautical) a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place

• the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow

• causing to become stable

• the act of tying or binding things together

• a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute

• fix firmly and stably

• secure a vessel with an anchor

• cause to be attached

• be attached; be in contact with

• become attached

• create social or emotional ties

• take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority

• connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

• make a logical or causal connection

• be or become joined or united or linked

• join by means of communication equipment

• land on or hit solidly

• join for the purpose of communication

• be scheduled so as to provide continuing service, as in transportation

• establish a rapport or relationship

• establish communication with someone

• plug into an outlet

• hit or play a ball successfully

• free from fear or doubt; easy in mind

• free from danger or risk

• not likely to fail or give way

• immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with

• financially safe

• get by special effort

• cause to be firmly attached

• assure payment of

• make certain of

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• furnish with battens