unpowern.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʊə/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpaʊ(ə)r/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and power n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, power n.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + power n.¹ Compare non-power n., and also earlier unmight n.¹

Now rare.

Lack of power or ability; weakness, helplessness. Also (in early use): lack of means, poverty (see quot. 1461).In 19th cent. chiefly English regional (south-western).In quot. 1888: a position of helplessness; cf. quot. 1888 at non-power n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness

unmightinessOE

non-powera1387

unpowerc1400

impotencea1420

palsya1450

impossibilityc1450

impotencyc1460

impuissance1483

impotentness1530

powerlessness1650

enervity1656

paralysis1809

nervelessness1857

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xx. l. 292 (MED) For good hope, þat hem helpe sholde, to whamhope [read wanhope] turneþ, And nat of þe vnpower [Skeat corrects to nounpower] of god.

1461 in J. Raine Priory of Hexham (1864) I. p. ciii (MED) Thomas Cale..can enforme youre lordshipp of ye grete costis and losse that oure house hath hade of late, whereby we are of unpower to bere our chargis.

a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 233 (MED) Þerfor do not aftir the worlde, ne abide not age, vnpower, or blyndnesse.

?1536 Jack vp Lande sig. Bvii Than puttest thou on Christ..vncunyng, vnpower, or euil will.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Unpower, helplessness. Dorset.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Unpower, same as Nonpower.

1906 Musical Times 47 323/1 What was good..was rendered utterly null by the unsentiment and unpower of the orchestra.

2006 SubStance 35 92 The pardon of disaster: this would mean that reparation, remission, reconciliation would enter into the delay of unpower.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

unpowerv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʊə/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpaʊ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², power v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + power v.

transitive. To deprive of power. Also (now chiefly): to reduce or stop the supply of power to (a machine, etc.); to power down.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of power > deprive of power [verb (transitive)]

evirtuate1640

unpower1643

dispower1656

1643 W. Greenhill Ἀξινη προς την Ῥιζαν 8 Now the Lord did..un-church them, un-power them, un-saint them.

?1650 Well-resolved Man i. i. 1 Right well did he therefore resolve to all-cut them off, to unborn [unpower] such wicked men.

1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 287 Why are they ministers, if they unpower, cassate their own function?

1782 Morning Herald & Daily Advertiser 7 Aug. 1/4 This garrulous Senator of St. Stephen, unplaced, unpensioned, unpowered,..and mortified at his fall from the Cabinet.

1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad II. xiv. 123 ‘Unpower the cannon!’ Dudley spoke. 'Tis done—The vent is chok'd with steel, of every gun.

1981 L. Thomas Bathers 125 We shall surely unpower these criminal lords.

2013 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 18 Sept. Unpower the cable modem by pulling the plug and waiting a couple of minutes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpower
释义	unpowern. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʊə/, U.S. /ˌənˈpaʊ(ə)r/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and power n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, power n.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + power n.¹ Compare non-power n., and also earlier unmight n.¹ Now rare. Lack of power or ability; weakness, helplessness. Also (in early use): lack of means, poverty (see quot. 1461).In 19th cent. chiefly English regional (south-western).In quot. 1888: a position of helplessness; cf. quot. 1888 at non-power n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > [noun] > utter inability or powerlessness unmightinessOE non-powera1387 unpowerc1400 impotencea1420 palsya1450 impossibilityc1450 impotencyc1460 impuissance1483 impotentness1530 powerlessness1650 enervity1656 paralysis1809 nervelessness1857 c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xx. l. 292 (MED) For good hope, þat hem helpe sholde, to whamhope [read wanhope] turneþ, And nat of þe vnpower [Skeat corrects to nounpower] of god. 1461 in J. Raine Priory of Hexham (1864) I. p. ciii (MED) Thomas Cale..can enforme youre lordshipp of ye grete costis and losse that oure house hath hade of late, whereby we are of unpower to bere our chargis. a1500 (?a1450) Gesta Romanorum (Harl. 7333) (1879) 233 (MED) Þerfor do not aftir the worlde, ne abide not age, vnpower, or blyndnesse. ?1536 Jack vp Lande sig. Bvii Than puttest thou on Christ..vncunyng, vnpower, or euil will. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II Unpower, helplessness. Dorset. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. Unpower, same as Nonpower. 1906 Musical Times 47 323/1 What was good..was rendered utterly null by the unsentiment and unpower of the orchestra. 2006 SubStance 35 92 The pardon of disaster: this would mean that reparation, remission, reconciliation would enter into the delay of unpower. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unpowerv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpaʊə/, U.S. /ˌənˈpaʊ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², power v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + power v. transitive. To deprive of power. Also (now chiefly): to reduce or stop the supply of power to (a machine, etc.); to power down. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of power > deprive of power [verb (transitive)] evirtuate1640 unpower1643 dispower1656 1643 W. Greenhill Ἀξινη προς την Ῥιζαν 8 Now the Lord did..un-church them, un-power them, un-saint them. ?1650 Well-resolved Man i. i. 1 Right well did he therefore resolve to all-cut them off, to unborn [unpower] such wicked men. 1657 T. Reeve God's Plea for Nineveh 287 Why are they ministers, if they unpower, cassate their own function? 1782 Morning Herald & Daily Advertiser 7 Aug. 1/4 This garrulous Senator of St. Stephen, unplaced, unpensioned, unpowered,..and mortified at his fall from the Cabinet. 1827 R. Emmons Fredoniad II. xiv. 123 ‘Unpower the cannon!’ Dudley spoke. 'Tis done—The vent is chok'd with steel, of every gun. 1981 L. Thomas Bathers 125 We shall surely unpower these criminal lords. 2013 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 18 Sept. Unpower the cable modem by pulling the plug and waiting a couple of minutes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400v.1643
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