Unbow

//ʌnˈbəʊ// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To unbend (something). transitive

    "Richard [I of England] was well ſtored with men, the bones; and quickly got money, the ſinews of warre; by a thouſand Princely skills gathering ſo much coin as if he meant not to return, becauſe looking back would unbowe his reſolution"

Example

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"Richard [I of England] was well ſtored with men, the bones; and quickly got money, the ſinews of warre; by a thouſand Princely skills gathering ſo much coin as if he meant not to return, becauſe looking back would unbowe his reſolution"

Etymology

From un- + bow.

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