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Untune

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Un`tune´
v. t.1.To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put out of tune.
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Verb1.Untune - cause to lose one's composureuntune - cause to lose one's composure        
arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
faze, unnerve, unsettle, enervate - disturb the composure of
dissolve - cause to lose control emotionally; "The news dissolved her into tears"
bemuse, discombobulate, bewilder, throw - cause to be confused emotionally
abash, embarrass - cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
anguish, pain, hurt - cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school"
afflict - cause great unhappiness for; distress; "she was afflicted by the death of her parents"
2.Untune - cause to be out of tuneuntune - cause to be out of tune; "Don't untune that string!"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
tune, tune up - adjust the pitches of (musical instruments); "My piano needs to be tuned"


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This speech contains the most quoted lines from this often neglected play: `Take but degree away, untune that string, / And hark what discord follows'.
Syd didn't get the chance to sing on Saturday's edition of On The Ball - someone appeared with a guitar towards the end of the show and unfortunately we didn't have time to untune it - but he still made us laugh outside the ground.
 
 
 
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