"unsteel" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: unsteels [present, singular, third-person], unsteeling [participle, present], unsteeled [participle, past], unsteeled [past]
Etymology: un- + steel Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|steel}} un- + steel Head templates: {{en-verb}} unsteel (third-person singular simple present unsteels, present participle unsteeling, simple past and past participle unsteeled)
  1. (transitive) To disarm; to soften. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-unsteel-en-verb-06mlpqZ9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

Inflected forms

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