unman
verb (used with object)
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of.
will unman
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future tenseof unman.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Ah! madame, not that; you will unman me!
From The Heart of Denise and Other Tales by S. (Sidney) Levett-Yeats
If you do not, it will unman you.
From A Ride Across Palestine by Anthony Trollope
He will do this for an hour without blinking, for he knows that in time it will unman me.
From The Little White Bird; or, Adventures in Kensington gardens by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
“Maiden!” said he, with emotion, “speak not of my poor mother, or you will unman me, and I would wish to die as becomes my father’s son.”
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 2 Historical, Traditional, and Imaginative by John Mackay Wilson
Away; think no more of me; nay! no tear, dear lady, or you will unman me.
From The Rise of Iskander by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
