unquote
unquote particle: used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
Particle
unquote
- Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
- Telegram for the Dover Boys, Messrs. Tom, Dick and Larry, care of Wayward Tavern, Upper Bottleneck, New York, sirs, quote, HEEEELP!, unquote, signed Dora. 35 cents collect.1942, “The Dover Boys at Pimento University” (1:53 from the start), in Chuck Jones, director, Merrie Melodies, spoken by Telegram Boy
- And that's what we did, sat in the back of the patrol car and drove to the quote Scene of the Crime unquote.1967, Arlo Guthrie, “Alice's Restaurant Massacree”, in Alice's Restaurant
- Synonyms:
- end quote, end of quote
- Antonyms:
- quote
Verb
unquote (third-person singular simple present unquotes, present participle unquoting, simple past and past participle unquoted)
- To convert (a quoted expression) back to its original form.
Synonyms of unquote
Antonyms
Forms of unquote
| third-person singular present | unquotes |
|---|---|
| present participle | unquoting |
| past participle | unquoted |
| past | unquoted |
Origin of unquote
From un- + quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote.
Words formed from unquote
Words that rhyme with unquote
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- oat
- quote
- connote
- groat
- remote
- scrote
- tote
- bote
- capote
- denote
- devote
- dote
- mote
- smote
- solar boat
- undercoat
- cote
- demote
- gloat
- pote
- refloat
- rote
- undernote
- wrote
- yote
- blót
- confidence vote
- disease boat
- end of quote
- end quote
- entrecôte
- flote
- frote
- ignote
- isot
- lote
- loth
- misquote
- moth
- phot
- recoat
- rewrote
- shoat
- stoat
- swagger coat
- troat
- two hundred fifty-sixth note
- underquote
Questions about unquote
- What does unquote mean?
- Unquote means used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation.
- What part of speech is unquote?
- Unquote can be a particle or a verb.
Words near unquote in the dictionary
Source and license
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