Definition of "unmuzzle" [un•muz•zle]

• To remove a muzzle from: unmuzzle a dog. (verb-transitive)
• Informal To free from restraint or censorship: unmuzzle the press. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The Democrats need to unmuzzle themselves, and start blasting back in a way that forces their message to get out."
• "I think that the party could stand to unmuzzle most of their experienced and seasoned veterans."
• ""But, doctor, you have conquered, and please now 'unmuzzle your wisdom.'""