Meaning of unspell | Babel Free
ʌnˈspɛlDefinitions
To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from the influence of a spell; to disenchant.
Examples
“Such practices as Theſe, too groſs to lye / Long unobſerv'd by each diſcerning Eye, / The more judicious Iſraelites Unſpell'd, / Though ſtill the Charm the giddy Rabble held, [...]”
“If Burd Ellen had gone “widishins" round the church, she would, I think⟳, have⟳ used the best homoeopathic specific against the Elf-King's power; for "to go widishins" was the chief element in elfin practices, and if mortals wished to resist⟳ or unspell elf-craft, they, too, had "to go widershins," or they had to repeat⟳ the Paternoster backwards, which came to the same thing, or do something else contrariwise.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free