unsay Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb take back what one has said
    swallow; take back; withdraw.
    • He swallowed his words

WordNet


Un*say transitive verb
Etymology
1st pref. un- + say.
Definitions
  1. To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to take back again; to make as if not said.
    You can say and unsay things at pleasure. Goldsmith.

Webster 1913