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uncage

[ uhn-keyj ]
/ ʌnˈkeɪdʒ /
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verb (used with object), un·caged, un·cag·ing.
to set free from or as if from a cage; free from confinement or restraint.
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Origin of uncage

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

Words nearby uncage

unbundling, unburden, unbutton, unbuttoned, UNC, uncage, uncaged, uncalled-for, uncanny, uncanny valley, uncanonical
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Words related to uncage

acquit, clear, discharge, dismiss, extricate, pardon, parole, release, relieve, rescue, save, absolve, bail, deliver, demobilize, disengage, emancipate, enfranchise, loose, loosen

How to use uncage in a sentence

  • 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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