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unmuzzle
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un·muz·zle  (n-mzl)
tr.v. un·muz·zled, un·muz·zling, un·muz·zles
1. To remove a muzzle from: unmuzzle a dog.
2. Informal To free from restraint or censorship: unmuzzle the press.

unmuzzle [ʌnˈmʌzəl]
vb (tr)
1. to take the muzzle off (a dog, etc.)
2. to free from control or censorship
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.unmuzzle - remove the muzzle from (a dog)
get rid of, remove - dispose of; "Get rid of these old shoes!"; "The company got rid of all the dead wood"
muzzle - fit with a muzzle; "muzzle the dog to prevent it from biting strangers"
Translations
unmuzzle [ˌʌnˈmʌzl] VT [+ dog] → quitar el bozal a (fig) [+ press etc] → quitar la mordaza a
unmuzzledsin bozal (fig) → libre, sin mordaza


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Communications Minister Naciri said that "the process of unmuzzling the press in Morocco is irreversible", but he argued that the two weeklies had overreached themselves.
 
 
 
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