uncage

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ cage.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkeɪd͡ʒ/

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• Rhymes: -eɪdʒ

Verb

uncage (third-person singular simple present uncages, present participle uncaging, simple past and past participle uncaged)

1. To take out of or release from a cage.
   • 1927, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, E.P. Dutton & Co., page 33:

     At about eleven, we uncaged our pigeons, who flew away into the sapphire sky that hung like a sail from the white peaks.

2. (by extension) To unleash; to remove from restraints.

Anagrams

• cangue