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/un say"/, v.t., unsaid, unsaying.to withdraw (something said), as if it had never been said; retract.[1425-75; late ME unsayen. See UN-2, SAY1]
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Unsay — Un*say, v. t. [1st pref. un + say.] To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to take back again; to make as if not said. [1913 Webster] You can say and unsay things at pleasure. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unsay — index disclaim, recall (call back), recant Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unsay — [unsā′] vt. unsaid, unsaying to take back or retract (what has been said) … English World dictionary
unsay — verb a) To withdraw, retract (something said). And in the first place, you will be so good as to unsay that story about selling his head, which if true I take to be good evidence that this harpooneer is stark mad [...]. b) To not have said (since … Wiktionary
unsay — transitive verb (unsaid; unsaying) Date: 15th century to make as if not said ; recant, retract … New Collegiate Dictionary
unsay — Synonyms and related words: abjure, back down, back out, backwater, climb down, crawfish out, deny, disavow, disclaim, disown, eat crow, eat humble pie, forswear, palinode, recall, recant, renege, renounce, repudiate, retract, revoke, swallow,… … Moby Thesaurus
unsay — un say || ‚ʌn seɪ v. retract, withdraw statement, take back what was said … English contemporary dictionary
unsay — verb (unsays, unsaying, past and past participle unsaid) withdraw or retract (a statement) … English new terms dictionary
unsay — v. a. Retract, recall, recant, take back … New dictionary of synonyms
unsay — v recant, retract, take back, withdraw, Inf. eat one s words, Inf. back down; apologize; revoke, repudiate, renounce; disavow, deny, disclaim, Inf. sing a different tune … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
