"unman" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌnˈmæn/ [General-American] Forms: unmans [present, singular, third-person], unmanning [participle, present], unmanned [participle, past], unmanned [past]
Rhymes: -æn Etymology: From un- (“de-, dis-, away”) + man (“male person”). Compare Dutch ontmannen, German entmannen, both “to unman, emasculate, castrate”. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|man|t1=de-, dis-, away|t2=male person}} un- (“de-, dis-, away”) + man (“male person”), {{cog|nl|ontmannen}} Dutch ontmannen, {{cog|de|entmannen}} German entmannen Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unman (third-person singular simple present unmans, present participle unmanning, simple past and past participle unmanned)
  1. (transitive, archaic) To divest of humanity. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-unman-en-verb-rjzgRDdE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 17 23 32 28
  2. (transitive, archaic) To castrate; to remove the manhood of. Tags: archaic, transitive Synonyms: emasculate
    Sense id: en-unman-en-verb-Kl-RCQ-D Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 17 23 32 28
  3. (transitive, figurative) To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation. Tags: figuratively, transitive Synonyms: emasculate
    Sense id: en-unman-en-verb-lRxROOEU Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 17 23 32 28
  4. (transitive) To deprive of men. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unman-en-verb-6iZbph55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 15 32 46 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 17 23 32 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 10 14 54 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 10 66 6 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unmanner

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, archaic) To castrate; to remove the manhood of."
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          "ref": "1855, William Delafield Arnold, Oakfield: Or, Fellowship in the East, page 280:",
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