Unspell

//ʌnˈspɛl// verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant. transitive

    "Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, [...]"

  2. 2
    release from a spell wordnet

Synonyms

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awakencorrectdebunkdisabusedisappointdisenchant

Antonyms

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spell

Example

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"Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, [...]"

Etymology

From un- + spell.

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