untune
untune verb: to cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
Verb
untune (third-person singular simple present untunes, present participle untuning, simple past and past participle untuned)
- To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
- How could communities, […] / Prerogative of age, crowns, sceptres, laurels, / But by degree, stand in authentic place? / Take but degree away, untune that string, / And, hark, what discord follows!c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- The Trumpet ſhall be heard on high, / The Dead ſhall live, the Living die, / And Muſick ſhall untune the Sky.(please specify the title), John Dryden, “A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day, 1687. […]”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
Synonyms of untune
Forms of untune
| third-person singular present | untunes |
|---|---|
| present participle | untuning |
| past participle | untuned |
| past | untuned |
Origin of untune
From un- + tune.
Questions about untune
- What does untune mean?
- Untune means to cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
- What part of speech is untune?
- Untune is a verb.
- What is the past tense of untune?
- The past tense of untune is untuned.
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