Meaning & use
muzzled
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Fitted an animal's mouth with a restraining device, or, figuratively, prevented someone from speaking freely.
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The vet muzzled the anxious dog before examining its injured paw.
Critics accused the regime of having muzzled the free press.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense of 'muzzled,' meaning censored or silenced, is common in political and journalistic writing about restrictions on speech.
Words with a similar meaning
silencedgagged
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Words with an opposite meaning
unmuzzledfreed
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