UNSPELL

unspell

(verb) release from a spell

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unspell (third-person singular simple present unspells, present participle unspelling, simple past and past participle unspelled)

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

Anagrams

• Pullens

Source: Wiktionary


Un*spell", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + spell.]

Definition: To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [R.] Such practices as these, . . . The more judicious Israelites unspelled. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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