untune

Meanings

• Verb

  To adjust a musical instrument out of tune

  - "He untuned his guitar before performing."
  - "After the concert, the orchestra untuned their instruments."

• Verb

  To make something no longer in harmony or correct

  - "The new employee untuned the company's workflow."
  - "The political crisis untuned the region's economy."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with untune
moon , spoon , tune

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Variants

List of all variants of untune that leads to same result
untune , untuned , untunes , untuning

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Etymology

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From Old English 'tunian' meaning 'to prepare, make ready, adjust'

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Trivia

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1. Untuning an instrument can be a quick fix for a temporarily out-of-tune instrument, but for a long-term solution, the instrument needs to be retuned.

2. The term 'untune' is rarely used in everyday conversation and is more commonly found in musical contexts.

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Related Concepts

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1. tune: The state of being in harmony or correct pitch

2. intonation: The act of adjusting the pitch of a voice or instrument

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Culture

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In music, untuning an instrument can be a deliberate artistic choice, such as in the case of dissonance or experimental music. In everyday life, untuning can refer to making a situation or system less effective or harmonious.

How to Memorize "untune"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine adjusting the strings of a guitar or tuning fork to make it out of tune

2. associate
   

   - Associate untuning with dissonance or a situation that is not harmonious

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'Untune my heart' as a mnemonic for the meaning 'to make something no longer in harmony'

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