"uncage" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈkeɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-uncage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: uncages [present, singular, third-person], uncaging [participle, present], uncaged [participle, past], uncaged [past]
Rhymes: -eɪdʒ Etymology: From un- + cage. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|cage|id1=reversive}} un- + cage Head templates: {{en-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.
    Sense id: en-uncage-en-verb-HH6Kg8pN
  2. (by extension) To unleash; to remove from restraints. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-uncage-en-verb-~1X8X~jE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (reversive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (reversive): 41 59

Inflected forms

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