unwit

unwit
/un wit"/, v.t., unwitted, unwitting.
Obs. to render devoid of wit; derange.
[1595-1605; UN-2 + WIT1]

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  • unwit — un·wit …   English syllables

  • unwit — |ən+ transitive verb Etymology: un (II) + wit, n. obsolete : to deprive of wit : derange as if some planet had unwitted men Shakespeare …   Useful english dictionary

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  • unwitting — [unwit′iŋ] adj. [ME unwiting, altered < OE unwitende < un , not + prp. of witan, to know: see WIT2] 1. not knowing; unaware 2. not intended; unintentional unwittingly adv …   English World dictionary

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