"unwit" meaning in English

See unwit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʌnwɪt/ [noun], /ʌnˈwɪt/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwit.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwit2.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: 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/ [noun], /ʌnˈwɪt/ [verb] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwit.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unwit2.wav [Southern-England] Forms: unwits [present, singular, third-person], unwitting [participle, present], unwitted [participle, past], unwitted [past]
Etymology: 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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 13 87 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 20 80 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 44 56

Inflected forms

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