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单词 unsay
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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 þe saide Richard..may not vnsay but þat þe 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. qiiijv 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.
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