uncage

[ uhn-keyj ]

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verb (used with object),un·caged, un·cag·ing.

Origin of uncage

First recorded in 1610–20; un-² + cage

Then the question arose as to who would uncage our love-birds and bear the first brunt of Silver Tongue's explosion.
Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas | Lloyd Osbourne
That, I suppose, is to pay his fine; to uncage the wild beast, and set him loose.
Vassall Morton | Francis Parkman

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