"unsilence" meaning in All languages combined

See unsilence on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: unsilences [present, singular, third-person], unsilencing [participle, present], unsilenced [participle, past], unsilenced [past]
Etymology: From un- + silence. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|silence}} un- + silence Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsilence (third-person singular simple present unsilences, present participle unsilencing, simple past and past participle unsilenced)
  1. (transitive) To make no longer silent; to provide with a voice. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unsilence-en-verb-87JcDmQU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 66 34
  2. (transitive, genetics) To activate (a dormant or repressed gene). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-unsilence-en-verb-0lBu84vT Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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