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Unbenign Un`be·nign" adjective Not benign; malignant.

Unbenumb Un`be·numb" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + benumb .] To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to.

Unbereaven Un`be·reav"en adjective Unbereft. [ R.]

Unbereft Un`be·reft" adjective Not bereft; not taken away.

Unbeseem Un`be·seem" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + beseem .] To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to misbecome.

Unbeseeming Un`be·seem"ing adjective [ Prefix un- not + beseeming .] Unbecoming; not befitting. -- Un`be*seem"ing*ly , adverb -- Un`be*seem"ing*ness , noun

Unbespeak Un`be·speak" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bespeak .] To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. [ Obsolete] Pepys.

Unbethink Un`be·think" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bethink .] To change the mind of (one's self). [ Obsolete]

Unbeware Un`be·ware" adverb Unawares. [ Obsolete] Bale.

Unbewitch Un`be·witch" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bewitch .] To free from a spell; to disenchant. [ R.] South.

Unbias Un·bi"as transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bias .] To free from bias or prejudice. Swift.

Unbiased Un·bi"ased adjective [ Prefix un- + biased .] Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial. -- Un*bi"ased*ness , noun

Unbid, Unbidden Un·bid", Un·bid"den adjective 1. Not bidden; not commanded.

Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth
Unbid ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.

Milton.

2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests. Shak.

3. Being without a prayer. [ Obsolete] Spenser.

Unbind Un·bind" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Unbound ; present participle & verbal noun Unbinding .] [ Anglo-Saxon unbindan . See Un- , and Bind .] To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load.

Unbishop Un·bish"op transitive verb [ 1st prefix 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.

Unbit Un·bit" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Unbitted ; present participle & verbal noun Unbitting .] [ 1st prefix un- + bit .] (Nautical) To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to unbit a cable. Totten.

Unblemished Un·blem"ished adjective Not blemished; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation or life. Addison.

Unbless Un·bless" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bless .] To deprive of blessings; to make wretched. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Unblessed, Unblest Un·blessed", Un·blest adjective [ Prefix un- not + blessed , blest .] Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed; wretched. " Unblessed enchanter." Milton.

Unblestful Un·blest"ful adjective Unblessed. [ R.] Sylvester.

Unblind Un·blind" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + blind .] To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. [ R.] J. Webster (1607).

Unblindfold Un·blind"fold` transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + blindfold .] To free from that which blindfolds. Spenser.

Unbloody Un·blood"y adjective Not bloody. Dryden.

Unbloody sacrifice . (a) A sacrifice in which no victim is slain. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Mass.

Unblushing Un·blush"ing adjective Not blushing; shameless. -- Un*blush"ing*ly , adverb

Unbody Un·bod"y transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + body .] To free from the body; to disembody.

Her soul unbodied of the burdenous corse.

Spenser.

Unbody Un·bod"y intransitive verb To leave the body; to be disembodied; -- said of the soul or spirit. [ R.] Chaucer.

Unbolt Un·bolt" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bolt .] To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open. "He shall unbolt the gates." Shak.

Unbolt Un·bolt" intransitive verb To explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation. [ Obsolete] "I will unbolt to you." Shak.

Unbone Un·bone" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bone .]

1. To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone.

2. To twist about, as if boneless. [ R.] Milton.

Unbonnet Un·bon"net transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bonnet .] To take a bonnet from; to take off one's bonnet; to uncover; as, to unbonnet one's head. Sir W. Scott.

Unbooked Un·booked" adjective Not written in a book; unrecorded. " Unbooked English life." Masson.

Unboot Un·boot" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + boot .] To take off the boots from.

Unborn Un·born" adjective Not born; no yet brought into life; being still to appear; future.

Some unborn sorrow, ripe in fortune's womb.

Shak.

See future sons, and daughters yet unborn .

Pope.

Unborrowed Un·bor"rowed adjective Not borrowed; being one's own; native; original.

Unbosom Un·bos"om transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Unbosomed ; present participle & verbal noun Unbosoming .] [ 1st prefix un- + bosom .] To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to confess; -- often used reflexively; as, to unbosom one's self. Milton.

Unbosomer Un·bos"om·er noun One who unbosoms, or discloses. [ R.] "An unbosomer of secrets." Thackeray.

Unbottomed Un·bot"tomed adjective 1. [ 1st prefix un- + bottom + -ed .] Deprived of a bottom.

2. [ Prefix un- not + bottomed .] Having no bottom; bottomless. Milton.

Unbound Un·bound" imperfect & past participle of Unbind .

Unboundably Un·bound"a·bly adverb Infinitely. [ Obsolete]

I am . . . unboundably beholding to you.

J. Webster (1607).

Unbounded Un·bound"ed adjective Having no bound or limit; as, unbounded space; an, unbounded ambition. Addison. -- Un*bound"ed*ly , adverb -- Un*bound"ed*ness , noun

Unbow Un·bow" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + bow .] To unbend. [ R.] Fuller.

Unbowed Un·bowed" adjective [ Prefix un- not + bowed .] Not bent or arched; not bowed down. Byron.

Unbowel Un·bow"el transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Unboweled or Unbowelled ; present participle & verbal noun Unboweling or Unbowelling .] [ 1st prefix un- + bowel .] To deprive of the entrails; to disembowel. Dr. H. More.

Unbox Un·box" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + box .] To remove from a box or boxes.

Unboy Un·boy" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + boy .] To divest of the traits of a boy. [ R.] Clarendon.

Unbrace Un·brace" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + brace .] To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the nerves. Spenser.

Unbraid Un·braid" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + braid .] To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to unravel; to disentangle.

Unbreast Un·breast" transitive verb [ 1st prefix un- + breast .] To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom. [ Obsolete] P. Fletcher,

Unbreathed Un·breathed" adjective 1. Not breathed.

2. Not exercised; unpracticed. [ Obsolete] "Their unbreathed memories." Shak.

Unbred Un·bred" adjective 1. Not begotten; unborn. [ Obsolete] "Thou age unbred ." Shak.

2. Not taught or trained; -- with to . Dryden.

3. Not well-bred; ill-bred. [ Obsolete] Locke.

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