to unsteel
1Unsteel — Un*steel , v. t. [1st pref. un + steel.] To disarm; to soften. Richardson. [1913 Webster] …
2unsteel — [unstēl′] vt. to deprive of strength, resoluteness, etc …
3unsteel — /un steel /, v.t. to bring out of a steeled condition; soften. [1740 50; UN 2 + STEEL] * * * …
4unsteel — un·steel …
5unsteel — |ən+ transitive verb Etymology: un (II) + steel : to make soft or penetrable : disarm the gentle appeal unsteeled his heart …
6un|steel — «uhn STEEL», transitive verb. to soften: »Why then should this enervating pity unsteel my foolish heart? (Samuel Richardson) …
