unsayv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈseɪ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈseɪ/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1 Compare Old English ontsecgan (once), to renounce, abjure, Old High German antsagên, Middle High German (German) entsagen, Middle Dutch (Dutch) ontzeggen.

†1. transitive. To deny. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > deny or contradict [verb (transitive)]

withquethec888

withsake971

falsea1225

withsay?c1225

denyc1300

again-saya1382

naitc1390

nitec1390

naya1400

nicka1400

warna1400

denytec1420

traversea1450

repugnc1456

unsayc1460

renay1512

disavow?1532

disaffirm1548

contradict1582

fault1585

belie1587

infringe1590

dementie1594

abnegate1616

negate1623

nege1624

abrenounce1656

nay-saya1774

negative1784

dement1884

c1460 Oseney Reg. 167 Fore þ^e saide Richard..may not vnsay but þat þ^e saide Hugh of Tywe yafe..the foresaide tenement.

a. To withdraw, retract, or revoke (something said or written).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] > recant or retract

to call againc1390

repealc1390

revokec1390

replyc1425

renounce1446

renayc1450

unsay1483

manswear1502

to let loose1530

to call back1533

recant1534

retract1538

unswear1591

unwish1591

swallow1597

to take back1599

retractate1600

reclaim1615

unspeak1615

recede1655

renege1679

unnotify1738

unpronounce1745

withdraw1793

palinode1892

1483 Vulgaria abs Terencio (T. Rood & T. Hunte) sig. qiiij^v J say & vnsay itt.

1557 Bible (Whittingham) Acts xi. 18 (note) That they were not ashamed to vnsay that wherof they had vniustely blamed Peter.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxiii. 1) They openly unsaid that which they had sayd afore.

1613 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Treasurie Auncient & Moderne Times 964/2 So shall you be sure, neuer to vnsay your owne words.

1687 Reflect. on Hind & Panther 21 He has Face enough to say or unsay any thing.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxiii. 322 The less you said against her, the less you'd have to unsay.

1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iv. i. 62 For thine own sake unsay those dreadful words.

1884 W. C. Smith Kildrostan 53 Yet you can speak thus calmly of unsaying All we have said.

in extended use.1745 M. Akenside On Love in Odes x Even now, While thus I preach the Stoic strain, Unless I shun Olympia's view, An hour unsays it all again.

b. intransitive. (Frequently in 17th cent.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > recant or retract

revoke1395

renayc1450

reclaima1475

faggot1538

recant1542

recry1568

to eat one's words1571

recall1585

unsay1585

retract1644

palinode1847

1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. vii. 111 That it is good Christiandome to lie, sweare & forsweare, to say and vnsay to any.

1646 D. Evance Noble Order 3 How can God be said to Say and unsay?

1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. ii. 43 Who would trust him..that in things of so great concern says and unsays without any consideration?

1878 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David V. Ps. cxvi. 11 It is so much easier to say than to unsay.

Derivatives

unˈsaying n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction

renayinga1400

retractionc1405

revocationa1428

recanting1534

recantation?1544

retractation1547

retract1553

renegation1581

reneging1632

revoking1646

unsaying1647

misowning1661

unwishing1699

unswearinga1822

withdrawal1836

1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. (at cited word) An Vnsaying of that which one hath spoken or written.

1669 E. Stillingfleet Serm. (1673) x. 190 As though the unsaying what we had done..were abundant compensation..for the affronts.

1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 178. ⁋2 A most happy art in saying and unsaying.

1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. xiii. i. 301 Such saying and unsaying is not convenient merely,..but in the highest degree artistic.

unˈsayer n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction > person who

recanter1545

unsayer1583

abnegator1605

renunciant1745

renunciator1800

1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie clxxxix. 1177 Hee is no vnsaier as mortall men bee.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsay
释义	unsayv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈseɪ/, U.S. /ˌənˈseɪ/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1 Compare Old English ontsecgan (once), to renounce, abjure, Old High German antsagên, Middle High German (German) entsagen, Middle Dutch (Dutch) ontzeggen. †1. transitive. To deny. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > denial or contradiction > deny or contradict [verb (transitive)] withquethec888 withsake971 falsea1225 withsay?c1225 denyc1300 again-saya1382 naitc1390 nitec1390 naya1400 nicka1400 warna1400 denytec1420 traversea1450 repugnc1456 unsayc1460 renay1512 disavow?1532 disaffirm1548 contradict1582 fault1585 belie1587 infringe1590 dementie1594 abnegate1616 negate1623 nege1624 abrenounce1656 nay-saya1774 negative1784 dement1884 c1460 Oseney Reg. 167 Fore þ^e saide Richard..may not vnsay but þat þ^e saide Hugh of Tywe yafe..the foresaide tenement. 2. a. To withdraw, retract, or revoke (something said or written). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] > recant or retract to call againc1390 repealc1390 revokec1390 replyc1425 renounce1446 renayc1450 unsay1483 manswear1502 to let loose1530 to call back1533 recant1534 retract1538 unswear1591 unwish1591 swallow1597 to take back1599 retractate1600 reclaim1615 unspeak1615 recede1655 renege1679 unnotify1738 unpronounce1745 withdraw1793 palinode1892 1483 Vulgaria abs Terencio (T. Rood & T. Hunte) sig. qiiij^v J say & vnsay itt. 1557 Bible (Whittingham) Acts xi. 18 (note) That they were not ashamed to vnsay that wherof they had vniustely blamed Peter. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxiii. 1) They openly unsaid that which they had sayd afore. 1613 T. Milles tr. P. Mexia et al. Treasurie Auncient & Moderne Times 964/2 So shall you be sure, neuer to vnsay your owne words. 1687 Reflect. on Hind & Panther 21 He has Face enough to say or unsay any thing. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxxiii. 322 The less you said against her, the less you'd have to unsay. 1819 P. B. Shelley Cenci iv. i. 62 For thine own sake unsay those dreadful words. 1884 W. C. Smith Kildrostan 53 Yet you can speak thus calmly of unsaying All we have said. in extended use.1745 M. Akenside On Love in Odes x Even now, While thus I preach the Stoic strain, Unless I shun Olympia's view, An hour unsays it all again. b. intransitive. (Frequently in 17th cent.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose [verb (intransitive)] > recant or retract revoke1395 renayc1450 reclaima1475 faggot1538 recant1542 recry1568 to eat one's words1571 recall1585 unsay1585 retract1644 palinode1847 1585 Abp. E. Sandys Serm. vii. 111 That it is good Christiandome to lie, sweare & forsweare, to say and vnsay to any. 1646 D. Evance Noble Order 3 How can God be said to Say and unsay? 1692 J. Washington tr. J. Milton Def. People Eng. ii. 43 Who would trust him..that in things of so great concern says and unsays without any consideration? 1878 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David V. Ps. cxvi. 11 It is so much easier to say than to unsay. Derivatives unˈsaying n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction renayinga1400 retractionc1405 revocationa1428 recanting1534 recantation?1544 retractation1547 retract1553 renegation1581 reneging1632 revoking1646 unsaying1647 misowning1661 unwishing1699 unswearinga1822 withdrawal1836 1647 H. Hexham Copious Eng. & Netherduytch Dict. (at cited word) An Vnsaying of that which one hath spoken or written. 1669 E. Stillingfleet Serm. (1673) x. 190 As though the unsaying what we had done..were abundant compensation..for the affronts. 1710 R. Steele Tatler No. 178. ⁋2 A most happy art in saying and unsaying. 1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. xiii. i. 301 Such saying and unsaying is not convenient merely,..but in the highest degree artistic. unˈsayer n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > [noun] > recantation or retraction > person who recanter1545 unsayer1583 abnegator1605 renunciant1745 renunciator1800 1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie clxxxix. 1177 Hee is no vnsaier as mortall men bee. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1460
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