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unmuzzle

[uhn-muhz-uhl]

un·muz·zle

[uhn-muhz-uhl]
verb (used with object), -zled, -zling.
1.
to remove a muzzle from (a dog, cat, etc.).
2.
to free from restraint, as speech or expression.

Origin:
1590–1600; un-2 + muzzle
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unmuzzle (ʌnˈmʌzəl)
 
vb
1.  to take the muzzle off (a dog, etc)
2.  to free from control or censorship

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