unquote

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ quote; possibly an eggcorn of end quote. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊt === Interjection === unquote Used in speech to indicate the end of a quotation. 2012, Jim Broadbent as Vyvyan Ayrs, Cloud Atlas, circa 1:28:04 Mackerras himself wrote, and I quote: "He is a prostitute, whose liaisons with perverts and sodomites were commonplace in his brief and forgettable career at Caius. Lock up the silverware." Unquote. ==== Derived terms ==== quote unquote ==== Translations ==== === Verb === unquote (third-person singular simple present unquotes, present participle unquoting, simple past and past participle unquoted) (transitive, computing) To convert (a quoted expression) back to its original form.