Definitions for unsayʌnˈseɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•sayʌnˈseɪ(v.t.)-said, -say•ing.

  1. to withdraw (something said), as if it had never been said; retract.

Origin of unsay:

1425–75

Princeton's WordNet

  1. swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw(verb)

    take back what one has said

    "He swallowed his words"

Wiktionary

  1. unsay(Verb)

    To withdraw, retract (something said).

  2. unsay(Verb)

    To not have said (since this is physically impossible usually in the subjunctive, as I wish I could unsay).

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unsay(verb)

    to recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to take back again; to make as if not said


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