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Webster 1913 Edition


Unwit

Un-wit′

,
Verb.
T.
[1st pref.
un-
+
wit
.]
To deprive of wit.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Un-wit′

,
Noun.
[Pref.
un-
not +
wit
.]
Want of wit or understanding; ignorance.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unwit

UNWIT'

,
Verb.
T.
To deprive of understanding. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024


unwit

unwit

English

Noun

unwit (uncountable)

  1. (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)

  1. To deprive of wit.
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