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Unconsecrate (ŭnkŏns�krāt), v. t. [1st pref. un- + consecrate.] To render not sacred; to deprive of sanctity; to desecrate. [Obs.] South.
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Unconsequential (?), a. Inconsequential. Johnson.
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Unconsiderate (?), a. Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. [Obs.] Daniel. -- Unconsiderateness, n. [Obs.] Hales.
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Unconsidered (?), a. Not considered or attended to; not regarded; inconsiderable; trifling.
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A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. Shak.
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Unconsonant (?), a. Incongruous; inconsistent. “A thing unconsonant.” Hooker.
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Unconspicuous (?), a. Inconspicuous. [R.] Ed. Rev.
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Unconstancy (?), n. Inconstancy. [Obs.] “The unconstancy of the foundation.” Fuller.
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Unconstant (?), a. Not constant; inconstant; fickle; changeable. [Obs.] Shak. -- Unconstantly, adv. [Obs.] -- Unconstantness, n. [Obs.]
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Unconstitutional (?), a. Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an officer. Burke. -- Unconstitutionality (#), n. -- Unconstitutional-ly (#), adv.
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Unconstraint (?), n. Freedom from constraint; ease. Felton.
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Unconsummate (?), a. Not consummated; not accomplished. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Uncontestable (?), a. Incontestable.
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Uncontinent (?), a. Not continent; incontinent. Wyclif (2 Tim. iii. 3).
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Uncontrollable (?), a. 1. Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible; as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.
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2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim; an uncontrollable title. [R.] Swift.
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-- Uncontrollableness, n. -- Uncontrollably, adv.
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Uncontroversory (?), a. Not involving controversy. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
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Uncontrovertible (?), a. Incontrovertible.
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Uncontrovertibly, adv. Incontrovertibly.
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Unconvenient (?), a. Inconvenient. Bale. -- Unconveniently, adv. Udall.
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Unconversion (?), n. The state of being unconverted; impenitence. [R.]
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Unconverted (?), a. 1. Not converted or exchanged.
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2. Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to another. Specifically: --
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(a) Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion; heathenish. Hooker.
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(b) Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent. Baxter.
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Uncord (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cord.] To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.
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Uncork (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + .] To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.
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Uncorrect (?), a. Incorrect. Dryden.
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Uncorrigible (?), a. Incorrigible; not capable of correction. [Obs.]
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Uncorrupt (?), a. Incorrupt.
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Uncorruptible (?), a. Incorruptible. “The glory of the uncorruptible God.” Rom. i. 23.
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Uncorruption (?), n. Incorruption.
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Uncouple (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + couple.] To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.
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Uncouple, v. i. To roam at liberty. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Uncourtliness (?), n. Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity. Addison.
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Uncous (?), a. [L. uncus hooked, as n., a hook.] Hooklike; hooked. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Uncouth (ŭnk�th), a. [OE. uncouth, AS. uncūð unknown, strange: un- (see not) + cūð known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See to be able, and cf. , .] 1. Unknown. [Obs.] “This uncouth errand.” Milton.
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To leave the good that I had in hand,
In hope of better that was uncouth. Spenser.
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2. Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant. [Obs.]
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Harness . . . so uncouth and so rich. Chaucer.
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3. Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also, odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners. “Uncouth in guise and gesture.” I. Taylor.
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I am surprised with an uncouth fear. Shak.
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Thus sang the uncouth swain. Milton.
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Syn. -- See .
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-- Uncouthly, adv. -- Uncouthness, n.
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Uncovenable (?), a. Not covenable; inconvenient. [Obs.] Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7).
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Uncovenanted (?), a. 1. Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a covenant, agreement, or contract. Bp. Horsley.
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2. Not having joined in a league, or assented to a covenant or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the Scottish people in the times of the Stuarts.
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In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have grudged their allegiance to an uncovenanted king. Sir T. E. May.
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3. (Theol.) Not having entered into relationship with God through the appointed means of grace; also, not promised or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as, uncovenanted mercies.
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Uncover (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uncovered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Uncovering.] [1st pref. un- + cover.] 1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's body.
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2. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. “To uncover his perjury to the oath of his coronation.” Milton.
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3. To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.
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Uncover (?), v. i. 1. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of respect.
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We are forced to uncover after them. Addison.
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2. To remove the covers from dishes, or the like.
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Uncover, dogs, and lap. Shak.
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Uncowl (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cowl.] To divest or deprive of a cowl. Pope.
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Uncreate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + create.] To deprive of existence; to annihilate.
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Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know. Milton.
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Uncreate (?), a. [Pref. un- not + create, a.] Uncreated; self-existent. Book of Common Prayer.
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Uncreated, a. [In sense 1, properly p. p. of uncreate; in senses 2 and 3, pref. un- not + created.] 1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. Beau. & Fl.
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2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. Milton.
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3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God is an uncreated being. Locke.
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Uncreatedness, n. The quality or state of being uncreated.
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Uncredible (?), a. Incredible. Bacon.
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Uncredit (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + credit.] To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Uncreditable (?), a. Discreditable. [Obs.]
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Uncrown (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + crown.] To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to discrown; to dethrone.
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He hath done me wrong,
And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. Shak.
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Uncrudded (?), a. [See not, and .] Not cruddled, or curdled. [Obs.]
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Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded. Spenser.
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Unction (?), n. [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion, onction, F. onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See .] 1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial unction.
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To be heir, and to be king
By sacred unction, thy deserved right. Milton.
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2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment; hence, anything soothing or lenitive.
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The king himself the sacred unction made. Dryden.
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Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. Shak.
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3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]
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4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious, or unnatural fervor.
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The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage in Farquhar. Hazlitt.
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The mention of thy glory
Is unction to the breast. Neale (Rhythm of St. Bernard).
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Coloq. Extreme unction (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the sacrament of anointing in the last hours; the application of consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of death from illness, -- done for remission of sins. [James v. 14, 15.]
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Unctious (?), a. Unctuous. [Obs.]
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Unctuosity (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. onctuosité.] Quality or state of being unctuous. Sir T. Browne.
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Unctuous (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus, fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See .] 1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty; oily; greasy. “The unctuous cheese.” Longfellow.
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2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.
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3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.
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-- Unctuously, adv. -- Unctuousness, n.
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Unculpable (?), a. Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.] Hooker.
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Uncult (?), a. [Pref. un- not + L. cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate. Cf. .] Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [Obs.]
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Unculture (?; 135), n. Want of culture. “Idleness, ill husbandry . . . unculture.” Bp. Hall.
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Uncunning (?), a. Ignorant. [Obs.]
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I am young and uncunning, as thou wost [knowest]. Chaucer.
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Uncunningly, adv. Ignorantly. [Obs.]
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Uncunningness, n. Ignorance. [Obs.]
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Uncurable (?), a. Incurable.
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Uncurably, adv. In an uncurable manner.
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Uncurbable (?), a. Not capable of being curbed. Shak.
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Uncurl (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + curl.] To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly.
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He sheaths his paw, uncurls his angry mane. Dryden.
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Uncurl, v. i. To become uncurled, or straight.
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Uncurrent (?), a. Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes. Shak.
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Uncurse (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + curse.] To free from a curse or an execration. Shak.
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Uncurtain (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + curtain.] To remove a curtain from; to reveal. Moore.
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Uncus (?), n.; pl. Unci (#). [L.] (Zoöl.) A hook or claw.
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Uncustomable (?), a. Not customable, or subject to customs duties.
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Uncustomed (?), a. Uncustomable; also, not having paid duty or customs. Smollett.
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Uncut (?), a. 1. Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise; -- said especially of books, periodicals, and the like, when the leaves have not been separated by trimming in binding.
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2. Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain shape; as, an uncut diamond.
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3. Not shortened; not condensed; unabridged; -- said of books, plays, and movies; as, an uncut edition of the film.
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4. Not diluted; -- said especially of illegal narcotic drugs; as, uncut heroin. Such illegal drugs are often diluted by admixture with harmless foodstuffs such as sugars.
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Uncuth (?), a. Unknown; strange. [Obs.] -- n. A stranger. [Obs.]
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Uncut velvet. A fabric woven like velvet, but with the loops of the warp threads uncut.
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Uncypher (?), v. t. alternate spelling of ; same as .
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Undam (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + dam.] To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. Dryden.
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Undampned (?), a. Uncondemned. [Obs.] Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).
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Undated (ŭnd�tĕd), a. [L. undatus, p. p. of undare to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, fr. unda a wave. See .] (Bot.) Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf; waved.
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Undated (ŭndātĕd), a. [Pref. un- not + dated.] Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated letter.
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Undauntable (ŭndäntȧb'l), a. Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall.
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Undaunted (?), a. Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. Shak.
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Syn. -- Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid.
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-- Undauntedly, adv. -- Undauntedness, n.
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Undé (?), a. [F. ondé.] (Her.) Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division lines.
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Undeadly (?), a. Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.] -- Undeadliness, n. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Undeaf (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deaf.] To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [Obs.] Shak.
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Undecagon (?), n. [L. undecim eleven + Gr. � an angle.] (Geom.) A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.
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Undecane (?), n. [L. undecim eleven.] (Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C11H24, of the methane series, found in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon atoms in the molecule.
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Undeceive (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deceive.] To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception, fraud, fallacy, or mistake. South.
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Undecency (?), n. Indecency. [Obs.] “Decency and undecency.” Jer. Taylor.
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Undecennary (?), a. [L. undecim eleven (unus one + decem ten) + -ennary as in decennary. Cf. .] Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial.
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An undecennary account laid before Parliament. E. Stiles.
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Undecennial (?), a. [See , and cf. .] Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an undecennial festival.
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Undecent (?), a. Indecent. [Obs.]
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Undecide (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + decide.] To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.
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Undecisive (?), a. Indecisive. [R.] Glanvill.
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Undeck (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deck.] To divest of ornaments. Shak.
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Undecked (?), a. 1. Not decked; unadorned.
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[Eve] undecked, save with herself, more lovely fair Than wood nymph. Milton.
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2. Not having a deck; as, an undecked vessel.
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Undecolic (?), a. [Undecylenic + propiolic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, C11H18O2, of the propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic acid as a white crystalline substance.
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Undecreed (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + decreed.] Not decreed.
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2. [1st pref. un- + decree.] Reversed or nullified by decree, as something previously decreed.
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Undecyl (?), n. [Undecane + -yl.] (Chem.) The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid.
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Undecylenic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid C11H20O2, homologous with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of castor oil.
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Undecylic (?), a. (Chem.) Related to, derived from, or containing, the undecyl radical; specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white crystalline substance, C10H21.CO2H.
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Undeeded (?), a. 1. Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land.
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2. Not made famous by any great action. [Obs.] Shak.
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Undefatigable (?), a. Indefatigable. [Obs.] “Undefatigable pains.” Camden.
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Undefeasible (?), a. Indefeasible. [Obs.]
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Undefine (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + define.] To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition or limitations of.
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Undeify (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + deify.] To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence due to a god. Addison.
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Undeniable (?), a. 1. Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.
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2. Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of undeniable connections. [Colloq.] G. Eliot.
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Undeniably, adv. In an undeniable manner.
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Undepartable (?), a. Incapable of being parted; inseparable. [Obs.] Chaucer. Wyclif.
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Under (ŭndẽr), prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.; akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG. untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. √201. Cf. .] 1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the whole house.
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Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into wells under water, will keep long. Bacon.
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Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven,
Into one place. Milton.
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2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as follows; --
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(a) Denoting relation to some thing or person that is superior, weighs upon, oppresses, bows down, governs, directs, influences powerfully, or the like, in a relation of subjection, subordination, obligation, liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy load; to live under extreme oppression; to have fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the pains and penalties of the law; the condition under which one enters upon an office; under the necessity of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.
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