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Unlaw (?), n. [Pref. un- + law.] (Scots Law) (a) Any transgression or offense against the law. (b) A fine imposed as a penalty for violation of the law.
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Unlawed (?), a. [Pref. un- + lawed, p. p. of lawe.] Not having the claws and balls of the forefeet cut off; -- said of dogs.
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Unlawful (?), a. Not lawful; contrary to law. -- Unlawfully, adv. -- Unlawfulness, n.
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Coloq. Unlawful assembly . (Law) See under .
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Unlawlike (?), a. Not according to law; being or done in violation of law; unlawful. Milton.
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Unlay (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + lay.] (Naut.) To untwist; as, to unlay a rope.
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Unlearn (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + learn.]
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1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory; also, to learn the contrary of.
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I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn everything. Milner.
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2. To fail to learn. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Unlearned, a. [Pref. un- + learned.] 1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.
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2. Not gained by study; not known.
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3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses.
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-- Unlearnedly, adv. -- Unlearnedness, n.
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Unleash (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + leash.] To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to release; as, to unleash dogs.
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Unleavened (?), a. Not leavened; containing no leaven; as, unleavened bread.
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Unless (?), conj. [Formerly, onles, onlesse, onlesse that, that is, in less, in a less case. See , and .] Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious.
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☞ By the omission of the verb in the dependent clause, unless was frequently used prepositionally, -- a construction common in Shakespeare and still employed colloquially.
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Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl. Shak.
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Unlicked (?), a. Not licked; hence, not properly formed; ungainly. Cf. To lick into shape, under , v. Shak.
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Unlike (?), a. 1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike.
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2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.]
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Coloq. Unlike quantities (Math.), quantities expressed by letters which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c, a2, a3, xn, and the like. -- Coloq. Unlike signs (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-).
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Unlikelihood (?), n. Absence of likelihood.
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Unlikeliness (?), n. The quality or state of being unlikely.
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Unlikely, a. 1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as, an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.
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2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising; as, unlikely means. Hooker.
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3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable. [Obs.] “The unlikely eld of me.” Chaucer.
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Unlikely, adv. In an unlikely manner.
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Unliken (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + liken.] To make unlike; to dissimilate. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Unlikeness, n. The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance; dissimilarity. Tennyson.
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Unlimber (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + limber.] (Mil.) To detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun.
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Unlimitable (?), a. Illimitable. Locke.
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Unlimited, a. 1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an unlimited expanse of ocean.
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2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms. “Nothing doth more prevail than unlimited generalities.” Hooker.
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3. Unconfined; not restrained; unrestricted.
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Ascribe not unto God such an unlimited exercise of mercy as may destroy his justice. Rogers.
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Coloq. Unlimited problem (Math.), a problem which is capable of an infinite number of solutions. -- Coloq. Unlimited pump , a kind of deep-well pump placed at the level of the water, and operated from above ground.
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-- Unlimitedly, adv. -- Unlimitedness, n.
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Unline (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + line.] To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline one's purse.
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Unlink (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + link.] To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten. Shak.
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Unliquidated (?), a. Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or settled.
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Coloq. Unliquidated damages (Law), penalties or damages not ascertained in money. Burrill.
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Unliquored (?), a. 1. Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry. “Unliquored coach.” Bp. Hall.
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2. Not in liquor; not intoxicated; sober.
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Like an unliquored Silenus. Milton.
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Unlive (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + live.] To ��ve in a contrary manner, as a life; to live in a manner contrary to. [R.] Glanvill.
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Unlived (?), a. [See 1st pref. , and , .] Bereft or deprived of life. [Obs.] Shak.
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Unload (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + load.] 1. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast.
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2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.
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3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel.
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4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.
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5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of. [Brokers' Cant, U. S.]
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Unload, v. i. To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.
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Unloader (?), n. One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as hay from a wagon.
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Unlocated (?), a. 1. Not located or placed; not fixed in a place.
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2. Not surveyed, or designated by marks, limits, or boundaries, as appropriated to some individual, company, or corporation; as, unlocated lands.
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Unlock (?), v. t. [Cf. AS. unl�can. See 1st , and , v. t.] 1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest.
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2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo.
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Unlock your springs, and open all your shades. Pope.
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[Lord] unlock the spell of sin. J. H. Newman.
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Unlodge (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + lodge.] To dislodge; to deprive of lodgment. Carew.
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Unlook (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + look.] To recall or retract, as a look. [R.] Richardson.
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Unlooked (?), a. [Pref. un- not + looked.] Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; -- generally with for. “Unlooked success.” Denham.
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She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all. Pope.
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Unlooked-for (?), a. Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event.
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Unloose (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loose.] To make loose; to loosen; to set free. Shak.
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Unloose, v. i. To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union.
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Unloosen (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loosen.] To loosen; to unloose.
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Unlord (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + lord.] To deprive of the rank or position of a lord. Milton.
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Unlorded, a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unlord.] Deprived of the rank of a lord.
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2. [Pref. un- + lorded.] Not raised to the rank of a lord. Milton.
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Unlove (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + love.] To cease to love; to hate. [Obs.]
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Unlovely (?), a. Not lovely; not amiable; possessing qualities that excite dislike; disagreeable; displeasing; unpleasant. -- Unloveliness (#), n.
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Unluckily (?), adv. In an unlucky manner.
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Unluckiness, n. Quality or state of being unlucky.
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Unlucky (?), a. 1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated; unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.
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☞ This word is properly applied to incidents in which failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort.
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2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious.
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Haunt me not with that unlucky face. Dryden.
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3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.]
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Unlust (?), n. Listlessness; disinclination. [Obs.] “Idleness and unlust.” Chaucer.
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Unlute (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + lute.] To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take the lute or the clay from. Boyle.
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Unmade (?), a. 1. [Pref. un- not + made.] Not yet made or formed; as, an unmade grave. Shak.
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2. [Properly p. p. of unmake.] Deprived of form, character, etc.; disunited.
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Unmagistrate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + magistrate.] To divest of the office or authority of a magistrate. [Obs.] Milton.
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Unmaiden (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + maiden.] To ravish; to deflower. [Obs.]
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Unmake (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + make.] To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of being; to uncreate.
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God does not make or unmake things to try experiments. T. Burnet.
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Unman (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + man.]
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1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like. [R.] South.
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2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.
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3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish.
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Let's not unman each other. Byron.
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4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.
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Unmanacle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + manacle.] To free from manacles. Tennyson.
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Unmanhood (?), n. Absence or lack of manhood. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Unmanned (?), a. 1. [Properly p. p. of unman.] Deprived of manly qualities; deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak; effeminate.
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2. [Pref. un- not + man + -ed.] (Falconry) Not tamed; not made familiar with, or subject to, man; -- also used figuratively. [Obs.]
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Hood my unmanned blood bating in my cheeks
With thy black mantle. Shak.
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3. [Pref. un- not + manned.] Not furnished with men; as, an unmanned ship.
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Unmannerly (?), a. Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv. Uncivilly; rudely. -- Unmannerliness (#), n.
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Unmantle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mantle.] To divest of a mantle; to uncover.
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Nay, she said, but I will unmantle you. Sir W. Scott.
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Unmarry (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + marry.] To annul the marriage of; to divorce. Milton.
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Unmartyr (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + martyr.] To degrade from the rank of a martyr. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Unmasculate (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + masculate.] To emasculate. [Obs.] Fuller.
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Unmask (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mask.] To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose.
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Unmask, v. i. To put off a mask. Shak.
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Unmasterable (?), a. Incapable of being mastered or subdued. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Unmaterial (?), a. Not material; immaterial. [Obs.] Daniel.
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Unmeaning (?), a. 1. Having no meaning or signification; as, unmeaning words.
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2. Not indicating intelligence or sense; senseless; expressionless; as, an unmeaning face.
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There pride sits blazoned on the unmeaning brow. Trumbull.
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-- Unmeaningly, adv. -- Unmeaningness, n.
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Unmeant (?), a. Not meant or intended; unintentional. Dryden.
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Unmeasurable (?), a. Immeasurable. Swift. -- Unmeasurableness, n. -- Unmeasurably, adv.
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Unmechanize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mechanize.]
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1. To undo the mechanism of; to unmake; as, to unmechanize a structure. [Obs.] Sterne.
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Unmechanized (?), a. [Pref. un- + mechanized.] Not mechanized. Paley.
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Unmeet (?), a. Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; -- usually followed by for. “Unmeet for a wife.” Tennyson.
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And all unmeet our carpet floors. Emerson.
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-- Unmeetly, adv. -- Unmeetness, n.
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Unmember (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + member.] To deprive of membership, as in a church.
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Unmentionables (?), n. pl. The breeches; trousers. [Jocose]
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Unmerchantable (?), a. (Com.) Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind, quality, or quantity that is unsalable. McElrath.
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Unmercied (?), a. [Pref. un- not + mercy.] Unmerciful; merciless. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Unmerciful (?), a. Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind. -- Unmercifully, adv. -- Unmercifulness, n.
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Unmerciless, a. [Pref. un- (intensive) + merciless.] Utterly merciless. [Obs.] Joye.
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Unmew (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mew to confine.] To release from confinement or restraint. Keats.
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Unmingle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mingle.] To separate, as things mixed. Bacon.
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Unmistakable (?), a. Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain; obvious; evident. -- Unmistakably, adv.
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{ Unmiter, Unmitre (?) }, v. t. [1st pref. un- + miter.] To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of a bishop. Milton.
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{ Unmold, Unmould } (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mold.] To change the form of; to reduce from any form. “Unmolding reason's mintage.” Milton.
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Unmoneyed (?), a. Destitute of money; not rich. [Written also unmonied.] Shenstone.
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Unmonopolize (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + monopolize.] To recover or release from the state of being monopolized. [R.]
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Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry. Milton.
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Unmoor (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + moor.] (Naut.) (a) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors. (b) To loose from anchorage. See , v. t.
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Unmoor, v. i. To weigh anchor. Sir W. Scott.
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Unmoral (?), a. Having no moral perception, quality, or relation; involving no idea of morality; -- distinguished from both moral and immoral. -- Unmorality (#), n.
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Unmoralized (?), a. Not restrained or tutored by morality. Norris.
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Unmorrised (?), a. Not arrayed in the dress of a morris dancer. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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Unmortise (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + mortise.] To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised together. Tennyson.
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Un-Mosaic (?), a. Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works.
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By this reckoning Moses should be most un Mosaic. Milton.
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Unmothered (?), [1st pref. un- + mother.] Deprived of a mother; motherless.
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Unmovable (?), a. Immovable. “Steadfast, unmovable.” 1 Cor. xv. 58. Locke.
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Unmovably, adv. Immovably. [R.] J. Ellis.
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Unmoved (?), a. Not moved; fixed; firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic. -- Unmovedly, adv.
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Unmuffle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + muffle.]
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1. To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover.
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2. To remove the muffling of, as a drum.
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Unmutable (?), a. Immutable. [Obs.]
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Unmuzzle (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + muzzle.] To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from.
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Unnail (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nail.] To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
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Unnapped (?), a. Finished without a nap.
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I did not attempt her with a threadbare name,
Unnapped with meritorious actions. Beau. & Fl.
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Unnatural (?; 135), a. Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.
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Syn. -- See .
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-- Unnaturally, adv. -- Unnaturalness, n.
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Unnaturalize (?), v. t. To make unnatural. [R.] Hales.
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Unnature (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + nature.] To change the nature of; to invest with a different or contrary nature. [Obs.]
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A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing them, doth so bridle them [the elements]. Sir P. Sidney.
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Unnature, n. [Pref. un- not + nature.] The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.]
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So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature. H. Bushnell.
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Unnear (?), prep. Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] Davies (Muse's Sacrifice).
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Unnecessary (?), a. Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless; needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. -- Unnecessarily (#), adv. -- Unnecessariness, n.
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