"unwit" meaning in English

See unwit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌnwɪt/, /ʌnˈwɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwit.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwit2.wav
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From un- + wit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|wit}} un- + wit Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unwit (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Lack of wit or understanding; ignorance. Tags: obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unwit-en-noun-0fp7ZzKn

Verb

IPA: /ˈʌnwɪt/, /ʌnˈwɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwit.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwit2.wav Forms: unwits [present, singular, third-person], unwitting [participle, present], unwitted [participle, past], unwitted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: From un- + wit. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|wit}} un- + wit Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} unwit (third-person singular simple present unwits, present participle unwitting, simple past and past participle unwitted)
  1. To deprive of wit.
    Sense id: en-unwit-en-verb-NI1XHPQ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with un-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 17 83 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92

Inflected forms

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