UNWISH

Etymology

Verb

unwish (third-person singular simple present unwishes, present participle unwishing, simple past and past participle unwished)

(transitive, obsolete) To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing. [Obs.] Now thou hast unwished five thousand men. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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