unman

verb

No English definition recorded for this entry.

Pronunciation: /ʌnˈmæn/

Etymology: From un- (“de-, dis-, away”) + man (“male person”). Compare Dutch ontmannen, German entmannen, both “to unman, emasculate, castrate”.

To divest of humanity.
“Unman not therefore thy self by a beastial transformation, nor realize old Fables.”
To castrate; to remove the manhood of.
“He unmanned himself under a pine-tree and bled to death on the spot.”
To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation.
“I hope to God his theories will not unman him in action, that he will not be musing and refining when he should be leading the Jacks […]”
“He dressed moodily, and left the room to go down to breakfast. Breakfast would at least alleviate this sinking feeling which was unmanning him.”
To deprive of men.