Thesaurus: unman

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1. v. t. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like.
2. v. t. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.
3. v. t. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish.
4. v. t. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.
5. v. cause to lose one's nerve
6. 1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being, as reason, or the like. [R.] South. 2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility. 3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to dishearten; to make womanish. Let's not unman each other. Byron. 4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.
7. v. cause to lose one's nerve