1. to retract or take back something that has been spoken
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The witness tried to unspeak his testimony after realizing its implications.
• Once the harsh words were said, she wished she could unspeak them.
• In the old tale, the curse could only be broken if the speaker unspeaks the original words.
• He desperately wanted to unspeak the promise he had made in anger.
• The poet wrote of wanting to unspeak all the lies he had told.