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Unaccurate (?), a. Inaccurate. Boyle.
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Unaccurateness, n. Inaccuracy. Boyle.
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Unaccustomed (?), a. 1. Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; -- with to.
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Chastened as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke. Jer. xxxi. 18.
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2. Not usual; uncommon; strange; new.
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What unaccustomed cause procures her hither? Shak.
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Unacquaintance (?), n. The quality or state of being unacquainted; want of acquaintance; ignorance.
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He was then in happy unacquaintance with everything connected with that obnoxious cavity. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Unacquainted, a. 1. Not acquainted. Cowper.
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2. Not usual; unfamiliar; strange. [Obs.]
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And the unacquainted light began to fear. Spenser.
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Unacquaintedness, n. Unacquaintance. Whiston.
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Unactive, a. Inactive; listless. [R.]
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While other animals unactive range. Milton.
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Unactive, v. t. [1st pref. un- + active; or from unactive, a.] To render inactive or listless. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Unactiveness, n. Inactivity. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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{ Unadmissible (?), Unadmittable (?), } a. Inadmissible. [R.]
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{ Unadulterate (?), Unadulterated (?), } a. Not adulterated; pure. “Unadulterate air.” Cowper. -- Unadulterately, adv.
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Unadvisable (?), a. Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient. Lowth. -- Unadvisably, adv.
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Unadvised (?), a. 1. Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised. Shak.
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2. Done without due consideration; wanton; rash; inconsiderate; as, an unadvised proceeding.
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-- Unadvisedly (#), adv. -- Unadvisedness, n.
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Unaffected (?), a. 1. Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion; uninfluenced.
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A poor, cold, unspirited, unmannered,
Unhonest, unaffected, undone fool. J. Fletcher.
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2. Free from affectation; plain; simple; natural; real; sincere; genuine; as, unaffected sorrow.
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-- Unaffectedly, adv. -- Unaffectedness, n.
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Unafiled (?), a. Undefiled. [Obs.] Gower.
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Unagreeable (?), a. 1. Disagreeable.
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2. Not agreeing or consistent; unsuitable. Shak.
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-- Unagreeableness, n. -- Unagreeably, adv.
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Unaidable (?), a. Incapable of being aided. “Her unaidable estate.” Shak.
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Unalienable (?), a. Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. Swift. -- Unalienably, adv.
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Unalist (ūn�lĭst), n. [L. unus one.] (Eccl.) An ecclesiastic who holds but one benefice; -- distinguished from pluralist. [Eng.] V. Knox.
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Unallied (ŭnăllīd), a. Not allied; having no ally; having no connection or relation; as, unallied species or genera.
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Unalloyed (ŭnălloid), a. Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed; unqualified; pure; as, unalloyed metals; unalloyed happiness.
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I enjoyed unalloyed satisfaction in his company. Mitford.
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Unalmsed (ŭnämzd), a. Not having received alms. [Obs. & R.] Pollock.
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Unambiguity (?), n. Absence of ambiguity; clearness; perspicuity.
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Unambition (?), n. The absence of ambition. [R.] F. W. Newman.
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Unamiability (?), n. The quality or state of being unamiable; moroseness.
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Unamiable (?), a. Not amiable; morose; ill-natured; repulsive. -- Unamiably, adv.
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Unanchor (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + anchor.] To loose from the anchor, as a ship. De Quincey.
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Unaneled (?), a. Not aneled; not having received extreme unction. Shak.
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Unanimate (?), a. [See .] Unanimous. [Obs.]
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Unanimity (?), n. [L. unanimitas: cf. F. unanimité.] The quality or state of being unanimous.
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Unanimous (�nănĭmŭs), a. [L. unanimus, unanimis; unus one + animus mind: cf. F. unanime. See , and .] 1. Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient; harmonious; as, the assembly was unanimous; the members of the council were unanimous. “Both in one faith unanimous.” Milton.
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2. Formed with unanimity; indicating unanimity; having the agreement and consent of all; agreed upon without the opposition or contradiction of any; as, a unanimous opinion; a unanimous vote.
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-- Unanimously, adv. -- Unanimousness, n.
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Unanswerability (?), n. The quality of being unanswerable; unanswerableness.
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Unanswerable (?), a. Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he gave an unanswerable argument. -- Unanswerableness, n. -- Unanswerably, adv.
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Unanswered (?), a. 1. Not answered; not replied to; as, an unanswered letter.
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2. Not refuted; as, an unanswered argument.
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3. Not responded to in kind; unrequited; as, unanswered affection.
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Unappalled (?), a. Not appalled; not frightened; dauntless; undaunted. Milton.
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Unapparel (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + apparel.] To divest of clothing; to strip. [Obs.] Donne.
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Unappealable, a. 1. Not appealable; that can not be carried to a higher tribunal by appeal; as, an unappealable suit or action.
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2. Not to be appealed from; -- said of a judge or a judgment that can not be overruled.
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The infallible, unappealable Judge [God]. South.
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We submitted to a galling yet unappealable necessity. Shelley.
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-- Unappealably, adv.
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Unappliable (?), a. Inapplicable. Milton.
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Unapplicable (?), a. Inapplicable.
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Unappropriate (?), a. [Pref. un- not + appropriate, a.] 1. Inappropriate; unsuitable.
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2. Not appropriated. Bp. Warburton.
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Unappropriate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + appropriate, v. t.] To take from private possession; to restore to the possession or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly. [R.] Milton.
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Unappropriated (?), a. [Pref. un- not + appropriated.] 1. Not specially appropriate; having no special application. J. Warton.
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2. Not granted to any person, corporation, or the like, to the exclusion of others; as, unappropriated lands.
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3. Not granted for, or applied to, any specific purpose; as, the unappropriated moneys in the treasury.
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In the proceedings of the United States congress, money for specific purposes must first be authorized by law, and must subsequently be appropriated in a separate action. Money authorized but not appropriated may be described as unappropriated.
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Unapproved (?), a. 1. Not approved.
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2. Not proved. [Obs.]
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Unapt (?), a. 1. Inapt; slow; dull. Bacon.
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2. Unsuitable; unfit; inappropriate. Macaulay.
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3. Not accustomed and not likely; not disposed.
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I am a soldier and unapt to weep. Shak.
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-- Unaptly, adv. -- Unaptness, n.
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Unaquit (?), a. [See not, and .] Unrequited. [R. & Obs.] Gower.
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Unargued (?), a. 1. Not argued or debated.
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2. Not argued against; undisputed. [Obs.] Milton.
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3. Not censured. [A Latinism. Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Unarm (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + arm.] To disarm. Sir T. Browne.
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Unarm, v. i. To put off, or lay down, one's arms or armor. “I'll unarm again.” Shak.
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Unarmed (?), a. [Pref. un- not + armed.] 1. Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons.
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2. (Nat. Hist.) Having no hard and sharp projections, as spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc.
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3. Not in a state in which it may be detonated; unable to be detonated; -- used of nuclear and certain other explosive devices, which, as a safety precaution, are stored and transported in a state in which normal triggering mechanisms will not function to cause the device to detonate. The weapon must first be armed by a separate action, and only subsequent to such arming will the weapon be able to detonate.
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Unarted (?), a. 1. Ignorant of the arts. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.
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2. Not artificial; plain; simple. [Obs.] Feltham.
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unartful (?), a. Lacking art or skill; artless. Congreve. -- Unartfully, adv. Swift. Burke.
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unartistic (?), a. Inartistic.
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unascried (ŭnȧskrīd), a. Not descried. [Obs.]
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unaserved (?), a. Not served. [Obs.]
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Unassented (?), a. Not assented; -- said specif. of stocks or bonds the holders of which refuse to deposit them by way of assent to an agreement altering their status, as in a readjustment.
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Unassuming (?), a. Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming manners.
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Unassured (?), a. 1. Not assured; not bold or confident.
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2. Not to be trusted. [Obs.] Spenser.
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3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods.
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Unatonable (?), a. 1. Not capable of being brought into harmony; irreconcilable. “Unatonable matrimony.” [Obs.] Milton.
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2. Incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable.
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Unattached (?), a. 1. Not attached; not adhering; having no engagement; free.
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2. (Mil.) Not assigned to any company or regiment.
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3. (Law) Not taken or arrested. R. Junius.
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Unattentive (?), a. Inattentive; careless.
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Unattire (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + attire.] To divest of attire; to undress.
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Unau (�n�), n. [Brazilian.] (Zoöl.) The two-toed sloth (Cholopus didactylus), native of South America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform grayish brown, sometimes with a reddish tint.
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Unaudienced (?), a. Not given an audience; not received or heard.
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Unauspicious (?), a. Inauspicious. Rowe.
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Unauthorize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + authorize.] To disown the authority of; to repudiate.
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Unavoidable (?), a. 1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented; inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles.
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2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void. Blackstone.
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Coloq. Unavoidable hemorrhage (Med.), hemorrhage produced by the afterbirth, or placenta, being situated over the mouth of the womb so as to require detachment before the child can be born.
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-- Unavoidableness, n. -- Unavoidably, adv.
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Unavoided, a. 1. Not avoided or shunned. Shak.
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2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Unaware (?), a. Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless; inattentive. Swift.
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Unaware, adv. Unawares. [Poetic] Dryden.
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Unawares (?), adv. Without design or preparation; suddenly; without premeditation, unexpectedly. “Mercies lighting unawares.” J. H. Newman.
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Lest unawares we lose
This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. Milton.
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Coloq. At unaware , or Coloq. At unawares , unexpectedly; by surprise.
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He breaks at unawares upon our walks. Dryden.
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So we met
In this old sleepy town at unaware. R. Browning.
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Unbacked (?), a. 1. Never mounted by a rider; unbroken. “Unbacked colts.” Shak.
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2. Not supported or encouraged; not countenanced; unaided. Daniel.
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Unbag (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bag.] To pour, or take, or let go, out of a bag or bags.
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Unbalanced (?), a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not + balanced; in sense 3, 1st pref. un- + balance.] 1. Not balanced; not in equipoise; having no counterpoise, or having insufficient counterpoise.
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Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. Pope.
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2. (Com.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account; unbalanced books.
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3. Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence, disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an unbalanced mind. Pope.
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Unballast (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + ballast.] To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from. Totten.
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Unballast, a. Not ballasted. [Obs. & R.] Addison.
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Unballasted, a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unballast.] Freed from ballast; having discharged ballast.
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2. [Pref. un- not + ballasted.] Not furnished with ballast; not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted vessels; unballasted wits.
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Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan. De Quincey.
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Unbanded (?), a. [1st un- + band + -ed.] Wanting a band or string; unfastened. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unbank (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bank.] To remove a bank from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank. H. Taylor.
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Unbar (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bar.] To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to unbar a gate. Heber.
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Unbarbed (?), a. 1. Not shaven. [Obs.]
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2. Destitute of barbs, or of reversed points, hairs, or plumes; as, an unbarbed feather.
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Unbark (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bark rind.] To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip; as, to unbark a tree. Bacon.
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Unbark, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bark the vessel.] To cause to disembark; to land. [Obs.] Hakluyt.
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Unbarrel (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + barrel.] To remove or release from a barrel or barrels.
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Unbarricade (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + barricade.] To unbolt; to unbar; to open.
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You shall not unbarricade the door. J. Webster (1623).
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Unbarricadoed (?), a. Not obstructed by barricades; open; as, unbarricadoed streets. Burke.
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Unbashful (?), a. Not bashful or modest; bold; impudent; shameless. Shak.
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Unbay (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bay to dam.] To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open. [Obs.]
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I ought . . . to unbay the current of my passion. Norris.
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Unbe (ŭnbē), v. t. [1st pref. un- + be.] To cause not to be; to cause to be another. [Obs. & R.]
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How oft, with danger of the field beset,
Or with home mutinies, would he unbe
Himself! Old Play.
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Unbear (ŭnbâr), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bear to support.] To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).
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Unbeast (ŭnbēst), v. t. [1st pref. un- + beast.] To deliver from the form or nature of a beast.
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Unbecome (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + become.] To misbecome. [Obs.] Bp. Sherlock.
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Unbecoming (?), a. [Pref. un- not + becoming.] Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.
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My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall. Dryden.
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-- Unbecomingly, adv. -- Unbecomingness, n.
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Unbed (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bed.] To raise or rouse from bed.
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Eels unbed themselves and stir at the noise of thunder. Walton.
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Unbedinned (?), a. Not filled with din.
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Unbefool (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + befool.] To deliver from the state of a fool; to awaken the mind of; to undeceive.
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Unbeget (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + beget.] To deprive of existence. Dryden.
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Unbegilt (?), a. Not gilded; hence, not rewarded with gold.
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{ Unbegot (?), Unbegotten (?), } a. [Pref. un- not + begot, begotten.] Not begot; not yet generated; also, having never been generated; self-existent; eternal.
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Unbeguile (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbeguiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbeguiling.] [1st pref. un- + beguile.] To set free from the influence of guile; to undeceive. “Then unbeguile thyself.” Donne.
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Unbegun (?), a. Not yet begun; also, existing without a beginning.
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Unbehovely (?), a. Not behooving or becoming; unseemly. [Obs. & R.] Gower.
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Unbeing (?), a. Not existing. [Obs.] “Beings yet unbeing.” Sir T. Browne.
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Unbeknown (?), a. Not known; unknown. [Colloq.]
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Unbelief (?), n. [Pref. un- not + belief: cf. AS. ungeleáfa.] 1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.
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2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or in a divine providence or scheme of redemption.
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Blind unbelief is sure to err,
And scan his work in vain. Cowper.
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Syn. -- See .
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Unbelieved (?), a. Not believed; disbelieved.
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Unbeliever (?), n. 1. One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a doubter; a skeptic.
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2. A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ was neither a divine nor a supernatural person; an infidel; a freethinker.
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Syn. -- See .
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Unbelieving, a. 1. Not believing; incredulous; doubting; distrusting; skeptical.
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