unmuzzle

American  

[uhn-muhz-uhl] / ʌnˈmʌz əl /

verb (used with object)

unmuzzled, unmuzzling

1. to remove a muzzle from (a dog, cat, etc.).

2. to free from restraint, as speech or expression.

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unmuzzle British  

/ ʌnˈmʌzəl /

verb

1. to take the muzzle off (a dog, etc)

2. to free from control or censorship

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Etymology

Origin of unmuzzle

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + muzzle

Example Sentences

Perhaps it is time to unmuzzle the staffs and encourage them to share their own lived, individual experiences.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2020

Ah!" he said, "you unmuzzle me at last.

From The Meaning of Good—A Dialogue by Dickinson, G. Lowes (Goldsworthy Lowes)

That night we were to unmuzzle Bailey's Battery.

From The Story of a Bad Boy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

It is her rule to let her orators unmuzzle their ignorance and find relief in venting grievances upon the empty air.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 09 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers by Hubbard, Elbert

They represent "a bridle without a bit," in order to tell us the purpose of the Plate is to unmuzzle Bacon, and to reveal to us his authorship of the plays known as Shakespeare's.

From Bacon is Shake-Speare by Durning-Lawrence, Sir Edwin