unman

[ uhn-man ]
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verb (used with object),un·manned, un·man·ning.
  1. to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of: Constant conflict finally unmanned him.

  2. to deprive of virility; emasculate; castrate.

Origin of unman

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + man

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How to use unman in a sentence

  • I threw him my thanks in a trumped-up smile, which he returned with such sweet encouragement as to nearly unman me.

    The High Heart | Basil King

British Dictionary definitions for unman

unman

/ (ʌnˈmæn) /


verb-mans, -manning or -manned (tr)
  1. to cause to lose courage or nerve

  2. to make effeminate

  1. to remove the men from

  2. archaic to deprive of human qualities

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