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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unspeak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-speak
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To retract what one has spoken, to unsay.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English speak English unspeak From un- + speak.

Inflected Forms

unspeaks (present, singular) unspeaking (participle, present) unspoke (past) unspoken (participle, past)

Synonyms

recant take back unsay

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

What does unspeak mean?
To retract what one has spoken, to unsay.
Where does unspeak come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English speak English unspeak From un- + speak.

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