Untongue

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is not a tongue but which does something one associates with a tongue. nonce-word

    "to stay, dying and composing as the untongue licked him toward oblivion and the tenors sang promisisti."

Verb
  1. 1
    To deprive of a tongue, or of voice. obsolete, transitive

    "Especially he ought to untongue it from talking to his prejudice"

  2. 2
    To take one's tongue off of.

    "Unhand me-- er, untongue me, vile monster!"

Example

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"Especially he ought to untongue it from talking to his prejudice"

Etymology

From un- + tongue.

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