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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Examples
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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
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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
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"But, doctor, you have conquered, and please now 'unmuzzle your wisdom.'"
The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times John Turvill Adams
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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
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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
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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
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Emblem is to shew that Nemesis will unmuzzle and glorify Bacon.
Bacon is Shake-Speare Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence 1875
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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
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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
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It's a sad state of affairs from a party that came to government promising to unmuzzle the nation's scientific experts.
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