to untag

1 4.9

To remove a name or label from an online post like a photo

verb
/ʌnˈtæɡ/

Texting

: desetiquetar

And can Ray untag himself and then tag the next person?

Examples

Now untag everything (just for tidiness really) using the relevant button on the main toolbar:

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Protect your accounts and untag your names from your pictures on that website.

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And make sure you "untag" yourself in any unflattering pictures posted by friends.

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Josh's mom untagged NASA from their family photo on Instagram.
You can easily untag yourself from photos that your friends post online.
To maintain privacy, it's important to untag any photos that you don't want to be associated with.
After reviewing the uploads, she decided to untag herself from several old pictures.

Antonyms

to tag

Texting

44 2.4

To attach a label to something to show who or what it is

Surface Forms

untag infinitive

untagged past

untagged past participle

untagging present participle

untags third person singular

Morphology

untag = tag (transparent) = un + tag

The negative prefix 'un-' meaning 'remove/not' applied to the verb 'tag' yields a clear meaning 'remove a tag', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

The word untag comes from un- ('not' or 'reverse') and tag ('label' or 'name'), so imagine peeling off a name tag you do not want. That's why to untag a photo or post is to 'remove' the label that links you to it.