Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Unbend

Un‐bend″ (ŭn‐bĕnd″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Unbent (–bĕnt″); p. pr. & vb. n.Unbending.] [1st pref. un- + bend.] 1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to lo...

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Unbend (2)

Un‐bend″, v. i. 1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.

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Unbending

Un‐bend″ing, 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; ...

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Unbenevolence

Un′be‐nev″o‐lence (?), n. Absence or want of benevolence; ill will.

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Unbenign

Un′be‐nign″ (?), a. Not benign; malignant.

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Unbenumb

Un′be‐numb″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + benumb.] To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to.

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Unbereaven

Un′be‐reav″en (?), a. Unbereft.

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Unbereft

Un′be‐reft″ (?), a. Not bereft; not taken away.

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Unbeseem

Un′be‐seem″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + beseem.] To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to misbecome.

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Unbeseeming

Un′be‐seem″ing, a. [Pref. un- not + beseeming.] Unbecoming; not befitting. — Un′be‐seem″ing‐ly, adv. — Un′be‐seem″ing‐ness, n.

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Unbespeak

Un′be‐speak″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bespeak.] To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. Pepys.

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Unbethink

Un′be‐think″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bethink.] To change the mind of (one's self).

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Unbeware

Un′be‐ware″ (?), adv. Unawares. Bale.

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Unbewitch

Un′be‐witch″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bewitch.] To free from a spell; to disenchant. South.

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Unbias

Un‐bi″as (ŭn‐bī″as), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bias.] To free from bias or prejudice. Swift.

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Unbiased

Un‐bi″ased (?), a. [Pref. un- not + biased.] Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial. — Un‐bi″ased‐ly, adv. — Un‐bi″ased‐ness, n.

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Unbid

{ Un‐bid″ (ŭn‐bĭd″), Un‐bid″den (?), } a. 1. Not bidden; not commanded.Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forthUnbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. Milton....

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Unbind

Un‐bind″ (ŭn‐bīnd″), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Unbound (–bound″); p. pr. & vb. n.Unbinding.] [AS. unbindan. See Un-, and Bind.] To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fast...

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Unbishop

Un‐bish″op (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bishop.] To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights. “Then he unbishops himself.” Milton.

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Unbit

Un‐bit″ (?), 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....

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Unblemished

Un‐blem″ished (?), a. Not blemished; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation or life. Addison.

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Unbless

Un‐bless″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bless.] To deprive of blessings; to make wretched. Shak.

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Unblessed

{ Un‐blessed″, Un‐blest } (?), a. [Pref. un- not + blessed, blest.] Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched. “Unblessed enchanter.” Milton.

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Unblestful

Un‐blest″ful (?), a. Unblessed. Sylvester.

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Unblind

Un‐blind″ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + blind.] To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. J. Webster (1607).

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Unblindfold

Un‐blind″fold′ (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + blindfold.] To free from that which blindfolds. Spenser.

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Unbloody

Un‐blood″y (?), a. Not bloody. Dryden.Unbloody sacrifice. (a) A sacrifice in which no victim is slain. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Mass.