What does "untune" mean?

To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.

What is a synonym for "untune"?

Common synonyms include: agitate, clash, come apart, conflict, degenerate, detune.

Untune

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. transitive
"How could communities, […] / Prerogative of age, crowns, sceptres, laurels, / But by degree, stand in authentic place? / Take but degree away, untune that string, / And, hark, what discord follows!"
2
cause to be out of tune wordnet
3
cause to lose one's composure wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

agitate clash come apart conflict degenerate detune

Antonyms

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tune

Example

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"How could communities, […] / Prerogative of age, crowns, sceptres, laurels, / But by degree, stand in authentic place? / Take but degree away, untune that string, / And, hark, what discord follows!"

Etymology

From un- + tune.

Related phrases

out of tune

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