Unman \Un*man"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + man.]
1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being,
as reason, or the like. [R.]
--South.
2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.
3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break
or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to
dishearten; to make womanish.
Let's not unman each other. --Byron.
4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |