unspeak

[ uhn-speek ]

verb (used with object)

, Obsolete.

, un·spoke, un·spo·ken, un·speak·ing.

1. to recant; unsay.

unspeak

/ ʌnˈspiːk /

verb

1. See unsay
   an obsolete word for unsay

Word History and Origins

Origin of unspeak¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; un- ² + speak

Example Sentences

Spite of all that, I might refuse to unspeak my words, which I never did afore, if it had not been that I wronged the man.

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