untune

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untune

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From un- + tune.

verb untunes · untuning · untuned

transitive 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!
Similar: detune, distune

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verb to cause to be out of tune

Español	destemplar
Português	desafinar
Français	désaccorder
Deutsch	verstimmen
Italiano	scordare
Русский	расстроить rasstroitʹ

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@misc{untune_2026,
  title = {untune},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/untune},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}