[1725–35; un-1 + cage + -ed2 for def. 1; uncage + -ed2 for def. 2]This word is first recorded in the period 1725–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arcade, copyright, postmortem, vampire, viburnumun- is a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative oropposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment); -ed is a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting fromthe action of the verb (inflated balloons). Other words that use the affix -ed include: loaded, saturated, sheltered, unattended, unsettled; -ed is a suffix forming the past participle of weak verbs (he had crossed the river), and of participial adjectives indicating a condition or quality resulting fromthe action of the verb (inflated balloons). Other words that use the affix -ed include: classified, connected, frosted, registered, unsettled
Examples of 'uncaged' in a sentence
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It tells us where they will head when, uncaged by accountancy, they can.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Meanwhile, guests were once allowed to walk in a room among uncaged monkeys.
The Sun (2018)
It is, in short, a monster, waiting to be uncaged by huge record sales.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Uncaged, and consigned to a display called a 'gorilla kingdom', they will now enjoy a simulacrum of independence.