unwit

English

Etymology

un- +‎ wit

Pronunciation

(noun) IPA^(key): /ˈʌnwɪt/
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(verb) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈwɪt/
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Noun

unwit (uncountable)

(obsolete) Lack of wit or understanding; ignorance.
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Verb

unwit (third-person singular simple present unwits, present participle unwitting, simple past and past participle unwitted)

To deprive of wit.
- c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iii]:
  As if some planet had unwitted them

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for unwit in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

Anagrams

Wintu

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