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“unsay” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unsay
aliquid, ut indictum sit, revocare (Liv., 5, 15, 10): illa (dicta) retexere (Cic., Fin., 5, 28, 84). Vid. RECANT, RETRACT.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for unsay?
The usual Latin words for “unsay” are revocō, dictō, retexō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.