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2. Believing that the thing alleged is not true; disbelieving; especially, believing that the Bible is not a divine revelation, or that Christ was not a divine or a supernatural person. “Unbelieving Jews.” Acts xiv. 2.
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-- Unbelievingly (#), adv. -- Unbelievingness, n.
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Unbelt (ŭnbĕlt), v. t. [1st pref. un- + belt.] To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.
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Unbend (ŭnbĕnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbent (ŭnbĕnt); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbending.] [1st pref. un- + bend.] 1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
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2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care.
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You do unbend your noble strength. Shak.
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3. (Naut.) (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use. (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope.
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Unbend, v. i. 1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.
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2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
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Unbending, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un- not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.] 1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.
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Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the main. Pope.
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2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.
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3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.
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4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]
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It may entertain your lordships at an unbending hour. Rowe.
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-- Unbendingly, adv. -- Unbendingness, n.
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Unbenevolence (?), n. Absence or want of benevolence; ill will.
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Unbenign (?), a. Not benign; malignant.
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Unbenumb (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + benumb.] To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to.
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Unbereaven (?), a. Unbereft. [R.]
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Unbereft (?), a. Not bereft; not taken away.
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Unbeseem (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + beseem.] To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to misbecome.
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Unbeseeming, a. [Pref. un- not + beseeming.] Unbecoming; not befitting. -- Unbeseemingly, adv. -- Unbeseemingness, n.
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Unbespeak (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bespeak.] To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. [Obs.] Pepys.
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Unbethink (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bethink.] To change the mind of (one's self). [Obs.]
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Unbeware (?), adv. Unawares. [Obs.] Bale.
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Unbewitch (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bewitch.] To free from a spell; to disenchant. [R.] South.
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Unbias (ŭnbī�s), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bias.] To free from bias or prejudice. Swift.
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Unbiased (ŭnbī�st), a. [Pref. un- not + biased.] Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial. -- Unbiasedly, adv. --Unbiasedness, n.
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{ Unbid (ŭnbĭd), Unbidden (?), } a. 1. Not bidden; not commanded.
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Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth
Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. Milton.
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2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests. Shak.
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3. Being without a prayer. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Unbind (ŭnbīnd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbound (ŭnbound); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbinding.] [AS. unbindan. See , and .] To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to untie; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load.
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Unbishop (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bishop.] To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights. [R.] “Then he unbishops himself.” Milton.
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Unbit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbitting.] [1st pref. un- + bit.] (Naut.) To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to unbit a cable. Totten.
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Unblemished (?), a. Not blemished; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation or life. Addison.
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Unbless (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bless.] To deprive of blessings; to make wretched. [Obs.] Shak.
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{ Unblessed, Unblest } (?), a. [Pref. un- not + blessed, blest.] Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched. “Unblessed enchanter.” Milton.
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Unblestful (?), a. Unblessed. [R.] Sylvester.
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Unblind (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + blind.] To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. [R.] J. Webster (1607).
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Unblindfold (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + blindfold.] To free from that which blindfolds. Spenser.
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Unbloody (?), a. Not bloody. Dryden.
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Coloq. Unbloody sacrifice . (a) A sacrifice in which no victim is slain. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Mass.
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Unblushing (?), a. Not blushing; shameless. -- Unblushingly, adv.
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Unbody (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + body.] To free from the body; to disembody.
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Her soul unbodied of the burdenous corse. Spenser.
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Unbody, v. i. To leave the body; to be disembodied; -- said of the soul or spirit. [R.] Chaucer.
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Unbolt (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bolt.] To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open. “He shall unbolt the gates.” Shak.
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Unbolt, v. i. To explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation. [Obs.] “I will unbolt to you.” Shak.
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Unbone (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bone.]
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1. To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone.
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2. To twist about, as if boneless. [R.] Milton.
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Unbonnet (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + bonnet.] To take a bonnet from; to take off one's bonnet; to uncover; as, to unbonnet one's head. Sir W. Scott.
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Unbooked (?), a. Not written in a book; unrecorded. “UnbookedEnglish life.” Masson.
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Unboot (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + boot.] To take off the boots from.
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Unborn (?), a. Not born; not yet brought into life; being still to appear; future.
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Some unborn sorrow, ripe in fortune's womb. Shak.
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See future sons, and daughters yet unborn. Pope.
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Unborrowed (?), a. Not borrowed; being one's own; native; original.
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Unbosom (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbosomed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbosoming.] [1st pref. un- + bosom.] To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to confess; -- often used reflexively; as, to unbosom one's self. Milton.
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Unbosomer (?), n. One who unbosoms, or discloses. [R.] “An unbosomer of secrets.” Thackeray.
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Unbottomed (?), a. 1. [1st pref. un- + bottom + -ed.] Deprived of a bottom.
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2. [Pref. un- not + bottomed.] Having no bottom; bottomless. Milton.
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Unbound (?), imp. & p. p. of .
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Unboundably (?), adv. Infinitely. [Obs.]
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I am . . . unboundably beholding to you. J. Webster (1607).
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Unbounded, a. Having no bound or limit; as, unbounded space; an, unbounded ambition. Addison. -- Unboundedly, adv. -- Unboundedness, n.
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Unbow (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bow.] To unbend. [R.] Fuller.
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Unbowed (?), a. [Pref. un- not + bowed.] Not bent or arched; not bowed down. Byron.
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Unbowel (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unboweled (?) or Unbowelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Unboweling or Unbowelling.] [1st pref. un- + bowel.] To deprive of the entrails; to disembowel. Dr. H. More.
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Unbox (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + box.] To remove from a box or boxes.
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Unboy (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + boy.] To divest of the traits of a boy. [R.] Clarendon.
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Unbrace (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + brace.] To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the nerves. Spenser.
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Unbraid (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + braid.] To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to unravel; to disentangle.
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Unbreast (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + breast.] To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom. [Obs.] P. Fletcher,
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Unbreathed (?), a. 1. Not breathed.
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2. Not exercised; unpracticed. [Obs.] “Their unbreathed memories.” Shak.
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Unbred (?), a. 1. Not begotten; unborn. [Obs.] “Thou age unbred.” Shak.
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2. Not taught or trained; -- with to. Dryden.
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3. Not well-bred; ill-bred. [Obs.] Locke.
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Unbreech (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbreeched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Unbreeching.] [1st pref. un- + breech.] 1. To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches. Shak.
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2. (Gun.) To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its fastenings or coverings. Pennant.
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Unbrewed (?), a. Not made by brewing; unmixed; pure; genuine. [R.] Young.
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Unbridle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bridle.] To free from the bridle; to set loose.
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Unbridled (?), a. [Pref. un- not + bridled.] Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence, unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions. “Unbridled boldness.” B. Jonson.
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Lands deluged by unbridled floods. Wordsworth.
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-- Unbridledness, n. Abp. Leighton.
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Unbroken (?), a. Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.
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Unbuckle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + buckle.] To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe. “Unbuckle anon thy purse.” Chaucer.
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Unbuild (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + build.] To demolish; to raze. “To unbuild the city.” Shak.
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Unbundle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bundle.] To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.
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Unbung (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bung.] To remove the bung from; as, to unbung a cask.
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Unburden (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + burden.] 1. To relieve from a burden.
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2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.
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Unburiable (?), a. Not ready or not proper to be buried. Tennyson.
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Unburrow (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + burrow.] To force from a burrow; to unearth.
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Unburthen (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + burthen.] To unburden; to unload.
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Unbury (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bury.] To disinter; to exhume; fig., to disclose.
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Unbusied (?), a. Not required to work; unemployed; not busy. [R.]
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These unbusied persons can continue in this playing idleness till it become a toil. Bp. Rainbow
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Unbutton (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + button.] To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.
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Unbuxom (?), a. Disobedient. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. -- Unbuxomly, adv. [Obs.] -- Unbuxomness, n. [Obs.]
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Uncage (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cage.] To loose, or release, from, or as from, a cage.
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Uncalled-for (?), a. Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous; wanton.
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Uncalm (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + calm.] To disturb; to disquiet. Dryden.
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Uncamp (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + camp.] To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp. [R.]
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If they could but now uncamp their enemies. Milton.
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Uncanny (?), a. Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly. Sir W. Scott. -- Uncanniness, n. G. Eliot.
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Uncanonize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + canonize.] 1. To deprive of canonical authority.
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2. To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint.
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Uncap (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cap.] To remove a cap or cover from.
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Uncapable (?), a. Incapable. [Obs.] “Uncapable of conviction.” Locke.
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Uncape (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cape.] To remove a cap or cape from. [Obs.]
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Uncapper (?), n. An instrument for removing an exploded cap from a cartridge shell.
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Uncardinal (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cardinal.] To degrade from the cardinalship.
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Uncared (?), a. Not cared for; not heeded; -- with for.
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Uncarnate (?), a. Not fleshly; specifically, not made flesh; not incarnate. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
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Uncarnate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + carnate.] To divest of flesh.
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Uncart (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cart.] To take from, or set free from, a cart; to unload.
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Uncase (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + case.]
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1. To take out of a case or covering; to remove a case or covering from; to uncover. L'Estrange.
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2. To strip; to flay. [Obs.]
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3. (Mil.) To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body.
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Uncastle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + castle.] To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle.
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Uncaused (?), a. Having no antecedent cause; uncreated; self-existent; eternal. A. Baxter.
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Uncautelous (?), a. Incautious. [Obs.]
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Uncautious (?), a. Incautious.
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Uncautiously, adv. Incautiously.
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Unce (?), n. [L. uncus hook.] A claw. [Obs.]
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Unce, n. [L. uncia ounce. See a weight.] An ounce; a small portion. [Obs.] “By unces hung his locks.” Chaucer.
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Unceasable (?), a. Not capable of being ended; unceasing. [R.]
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{ Uncenter, Uncentre } (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + center.] To throw from its center.
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Uncentury (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + century.] To remove from its actual century. [R.]
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It has first to uncentury itself. H. Drummond.
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Uncertain (ŭnsẽrtĭn), a. [Pref. un- not + certain. Cf. .] 1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. Chaucer.
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Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for. Tillotson.
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2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
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O woman! in our hours of ease,
Uncertain, coy, and hard to please! Sir W. Scott.
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3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. “The fashion of uncertain evils.” Milton.
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From certain dangers to uncertain praise. Dryden.
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4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
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Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. Dryden.
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Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone. Gay.
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Syn. -- See .
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Uncertain, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a.] To make uncertain. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
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Uncertainly, adv. In an uncertain manner.
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Uncertainty (?), n.; pl. Uncertainties (�).
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1. The quality or state of being uncertain.
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2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.
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Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a moral certainty for an uncertainty. L'Estrange.
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Uncessant (?), a. Incessant. [Obs.] Dr. H. More. -- Uncessantly, adv. [Obs.]
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Unchain (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + chain.] To free from chains or slavery; to let loose. Prior.
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Unchancy (?), a. [Pref un- + Scot. chancy fortunate, safe.] 1. Happening at a bad time; unseasonable; inconvenient. A. Trollope.
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2. Ill-fated; unlucky. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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3. Unsafe to meddle with; dangerous. [Scot.]
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Unchaplain (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + chaplain.] To remove from a chaplaincy.
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Uncharge (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + charge.]
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1. To free from a charge or load; to unload. Wyclif.
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2. To free from an accusation; to make no charge against; to acquit. Shak.
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Unchariot (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + chariot.] To throw out of a chariot. Pope.
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Uncharitable (?), a. Not charitable; contrary to charity; severe in judging; harsh; censorious; as, uncharitable opinions or zeal. Addison. -- Uncharitableness, n. -- Uncharitably, adv.
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Uncharity (?), n. Uncharitableness. Tennyson.
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'T were much uncharity in you. J. Webster.
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Uncharm (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + charm.] To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power; to disenchant. Beau. & Fl.
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Uncharnel (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uncharneled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Uncharneling.] [1st pref. un- + charnel.] To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume. Byron.
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Unchaste (?), a. Not chaste; not continent; lewd. -- Unchastely, adv. -- Unchasteness, n.
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Unchastity (?), n. The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness; incontinence.
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Uncheckable (?), a. Not capable of being checked or stopped. [R.]
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Unchild (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + child.]
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1. To bereave of children; to make childless. Shak.
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2. To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics of a child. Bp. Hall.
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Unchristen (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + christen.] To render unchristian. [Obs. & R.] Milton.
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