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verb · transitive

unsinew

unsinew · unsinews · unsinewed · unsinewing

To deprive of sinews or strengthTo deprive of sinews or strength.

Meaning

1 senses

(archaic, figuratively, usually)To deprive of sinews or strength.

Origin

From un- + sinew.

From un- + sinew.

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Forms

unsinews, unsinewing, unsinewed, unsinewed

Base form	unsinew · to unsinew
3rd person singular	unsinews
Present participle	unsinewing
Past simple	unsinewed
Past participle	unsinewed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	unsinew
he, she, it	unsinews

Past simpleLesson

all persons

unsinewed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have unsinewed
he, she, it	has unsinewed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will unsinew

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

unshakable unshaken unshaven unsightly unsinkable unskilled unsolicited

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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