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unmuzzle - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
transitive verb To remove a muzzle from.
transitive verb Informal To free from restraint or censorship.
from The Century Dictionary.
To loose from a muzzle; remove a muzzle from; hence, figuratively, to free from restraint.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
transitive verb To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
verb transitive Remove a muzzle from
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb remove the muzzle from (a dog)
Etymologies
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un- + muzzle
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Examples
The Democrats need to unmuzzle themselves, and start blasting back in a way that forces their message to get out.
McCain Surrogate Condemning Attacks On His Military Record Was In Swift Boat Vet Ads Against Kerry 2009
I think that the party could stand to unmuzzle most of their experienced and seasoned veterans.
Not The Award They Were Hoping For « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009
"But, doctor, you have conquered, and please now 'unmuzzle your wisdom.'"
The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times John Turvill Adams
It is her rule to let her orators unmuzzle their ignorance and find relief in venting grievances upon the empty air.
Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915 1916
They think the old man will be well enough to unmuzzle before noon, but he's been acting like a bad case of dog-days all morning.
At Good Old Siwash George Fitch 1896
It is her rule to let her orators unmuzzle their ignorance and find relief in venting grievances upon the empty air.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers Elbert Hubbard 1885
Emblem is to shew that Nemesis will unmuzzle and glorify Bacon.
Bacon is Shake-Speare Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence 1875
They represent "a bridle without a bit," in order to tell us the purpose of the Plate is to unmuzzle Bacon, and to reveal to us his authorship of the plays known as
Bacon is Shake-Speare Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence 1875
He had provided himself with ample means of doing this; and having produced more than one honey-cake, and several other good things, and laid them on the bench beside him, he did not hesitate to unmuzzle his friend, and a merry meal they made together.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 449 Volume 18, New Series, August 7, 1852 Various 1836
It's a sad state of affairs from a party that came to government promising to unmuzzle the nation's scientific experts.
The Australian | News | 2011
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