unmagicv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmadʒɪk/, U.S. /ˌənˈmædʒɪk/ transitive. To reverse the spell or enchantment cast on (a person or thing); (also) to remove the magical powers or qualities of; to deprive of magic.
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the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > enchantment or casting spells > [verb (transitive)] > disenchant
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1650 ‘J. T.’ Vpon Authors Generous Designe in H. More Observ. Anthroposophia Theomagica sig. Hv Poor Galen's Antichrist, though one Purge of his Might so unmagick thee as make thee wise.
1907 Everybody's Mag. Dec. 748/2 So, regretfully, Margaret unmagicked us. Three times she said the mystic words backwards.
1967 B. Evslin et al. Heroes & Monsters of Greek Myth 95 ‘What happened?’ ‘A magical thing.’ ‘Who did the magic?’ ‘I did.’ ‘Unmagic it then! I hate these roses.’
1981 A. Adams tr. A. Kourouma Suns of Independence ii. ix. 100 Truly the suns of Independence are unsuited to great things; they have not only unmanned, but also unmagicked Africa.
2011 P. S. Wright Flat Fax & Bk. of Doors (e-book, accessed 4 July 2014) vi. 281 Maybe the magic mirror doesn't work anymore. The enchantress unmagicked a lot of stuff.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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