unstringv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈstrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈstrɪŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1b(a), 1b(b)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈstring.

a. transitive. To relax or remove the string(s) of (a lyre, bow, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > produce or develop arms [verb (transitive)] > string a bow > unstring

unstring1611

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > making or fitting instruments > accessories [verb (transitive)] > fit strings > remove strings

unstring1611

(a)

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Discordare,..to vnstring, to vntune.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. xv. 169 A musitian will string and vnstring his lute.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 107 His golden lyre Demodocus unstrung.

a1774 W. Whitehead Enthusiast xv Enthusiast, go, unstring thy lyre; In vain thou sing'st.

1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. xxi. 1 Our weakness unstrings our harps, but his strength tunes them anew.

(b)1707 E. Smith Phædra & Hippolytus ii. 24 His idle Horn on fragrant Mirtles hung, His Arrows scatter'd, and his Bow unstrung.1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 52 Let us suppose that a bow..be bent and unstrung in the water.1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports 507/1 To Unstring the Bow. [Directions follow.]

b. To undo the strings of (a purse). Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > undo specific fastening

unbucklec1386

unnail1485

unclasp1530

unsolder1538

disbuckle1562

unpin1587

unrivet1591

unlink1595

unloop1599

unpeg1604

unhasp1610

uncord1611

unhoop1611

unwedge1611

unsplint1615

refibulate1623

replumb1623

unlatchc1625

unscrew1651

unclamp1655

unrope1673

unstring1681

unlash1796

unkey1802

unspring1802

unwire1823

unstrap1828

unscotch1839

unclap1846

unspike1846

uncramp1851

unspear1859

untoggle1859

unsnap1862

undraw1872

disbutton1887

uncinch1891

disimpale1904

unzip1927

zip1927

unzipper1936

1681 Swearing Master 1 Come Wil, unstring, and pay your Groat.

1685 in Roxburghe Ballads (1888) IV. 285 Now unstring your purse, and be kind to the poor.

1771 G. Colman in H. Kelly Clementina Prol. To swathe and dress it [he] first unstrings his purse.

1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner ix. 136 My father wasn't quite so ready to unstring as some other fathers I know of.

1884 Manch. Examiner 11 June 5/1 They would have to unstring the national purse, and find the money.

a. To detach from a string. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > detach in other specific manner

unnaila1400

to pull offa1425

nipc1450

unlink1569

unhook1611

unhinge1616

unsling1630

to pinch off1654

untack1693

unstring1697

peel1787

unbolt1793

unthong1829

unswing1835

unshackle1840

unsnap1862

unbraze1898

delink1899

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals vi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 27 For want of better bands, His Garland they unstring, and bind his hands.

1763 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) V. 387 Unstringing the beads from the rosary of antiquity.

1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xvi. 367 Having unstrung the dice..they rattle them between their hands, and drop them on the ground.

b. To detach from union; to separate, sever.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)]

to-twemec893

sunderOE

asunderOE

shedOE

dealOE

shill1049

skillc1175

to-twinc1175

twinc1230

disseverc1250

depart1297

slita1300

to-throwc1315

parta1325

drevec1325

devisec1330

dividec1374

sever1382

unknit?a1425

divorce1430

separea1450

separate?a1475

untine1496

to put apart1530

discussa1542

deceper1547

disseparate1550

apart1563

unjoint1565

shoal1571

divisionatea1586

single1587

dispart1590

descide1598

disassociate1598

distract1600

dissolve1605

discriminate1615

dissociate1623

discerpa1628

discind1640

dissunder1642

distinguish1648

severize1649

unstring1674

skaila1833

cleave1873

dirempt1885

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 46 So do but unstring my soul and body,..the thing is gone.

a. To render lax or weak; to disorder (the nerves, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > cause to be ill [verb (transitive)] > make weak

fellOE

wastec1230

faintc1386

endull1395

resolvea1398

afaintc1400

defeat?c1400

dissolvec1400

weakc1400

craze1476

feeblish1477

debilite1483

overfeeble1495

plucka1529

to bring low1530

debilitate1541

acraze1549

decaya1554

infirma1555

weaken1569

effeeble1571

enervate1572

enfeeble1576

slay1578

to pull downa1586

prosternate1593

shake1594

to lay along1598

unsinew1598

languefy1607

enerve1613

pulla1616

dispirit1647

imbecilitate1647

unstring1700

to run down1733

sap1755

reduce1767

prostrate1780

shatter1785

undermine1812

imbecile1829

disinvigorate1844

devitalize1849

wreck1850

atrophy1865

crumple1892

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Twelfth Bk. Metamorphoses in Fables 446 Light was the Wound; but in the Sinew hung, The Point; and his disabled Wing unstrung.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 450 So far as to unstring the very sinews of government.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 328 Terror and trepidation would unstring our nerves.

1801 H. Lee Canterbury Tales IV. 51 The very apprehension..might unstring her nerves.

1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna xi. xx. 247 That voice unstrung his sinews, and he threw His dagger on the ground.

1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 83 His conscience must have been unstrung by the secret engagement he had made.

b. To unnerve, upset (a person).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > make weak [verb (transitive)]

faintc1386

mollify1490

weaken1536

pamper1576

touch1607

unspirit1607

disnervea1618

petrifya1631

dissinew1640

unbrace1711

atrophy1865

unstring1897

1897 F. F. Montrésor At Cross Roads ii I could not live with so much sympathy, it would unstring me.

c. intransitive. Of the nerves: to be released from tension, to become lax.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > calmness > become composed or calm [verb (intransitive)] > of the nerves

unstring1906

1906 T. Hardy Dynasts: Pt. 2nd vi. v. 279 My nerves unstring, my friends; my flesh grows weak.

1972 D. Bloodworth Any Number can Play xv. 130 He systematically slackened his body and mind..feeling the knots twitch loose, the nerves unstring.

Derivatives

unˈstringing n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > weakening or decline in health > making weak

enfeebling1503

debilitating1539

unstringing1824

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > [adjective] > unnerving or upsetting

unnerving1722

nerve-shaking1820

unstringing1824

1824 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 256 The fatigue and worry..have been very unstringing.

1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls ii. 28 It gave more time for the unstringing of his nerves.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unstring
释义	unstringv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈstrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈstrɪŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1b(a), 1b(b)Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈstring. 1. a. transitive. To relax or remove the string(s) of (a lyre, bow, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > produce or develop arms [verb (transitive)] > string a bow > unstring unstring1611 society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > making or fitting instruments > accessories [verb (transitive)] > fit strings > remove strings unstring1611 (a) 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Discordare,..to vnstring, to vntune. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy i. ii. iii. xv. 169 A musitian will string and vnstring his lute. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. viii. 107 His golden lyre Demodocus unstrung. a1774 W. Whitehead Enthusiast xv Enthusiast, go, unstring thy lyre; In vain thou sing'st. 1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. xxi. 1 Our weakness unstrings our harps, but his strength tunes them anew. (b)1707 E. Smith Phædra & Hippolytus ii. 24 His idle Horn on fragrant Mirtles hung, His Arrows scatter'd, and his Bow unstrung.1833 J. Rennie Alphabet Sci. Angling 52 Let us suppose that a bow..be bent and unstrung in the water.1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports 507/1 To Unstring the Bow. [Directions follow.] b. To undo the strings of (a purse). Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > undo specific fastening unbucklec1386 unnail1485 unclasp1530 unsolder1538 disbuckle1562 unpin1587 unrivet1591 unlink1595 unloop1599 unpeg1604 unhasp1610 uncord1611 unhoop1611 unwedge1611 unsplint1615 refibulate1623 replumb1623 unlatchc1625 unscrew1651 unclamp1655 unrope1673 unstring1681 unlash1796 unkey1802 unspring1802 unwire1823 unstrap1828 unscotch1839 unclap1846 unspike1846 uncramp1851 unspear1859 untoggle1859 unsnap1862 undraw1872 disbutton1887 uncinch1891 disimpale1904 unzip1927 zip1927 unzipper1936 1681 Swearing Master 1 Come Wil, unstring, and pay your Groat. 1685 in Roxburghe Ballads (1888) IV. 285 Now unstring your purse, and be kind to the poor. 1771 G. Colman in H. Kelly Clementina Prol. To swathe and dress it [he] first unstrings his purse. 1861 ‘G. Eliot’ Silas Marner ix. 136 My father wasn't quite so ready to unstring as some other fathers I know of. 1884 Manch. Examiner 11 June 5/1 They would have to unstring the national purse, and find the money. 2. a. To detach from a string. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > detach in other specific manner unnaila1400 to pull offa1425 nipc1450 unlink1569 unhook1611 unhinge1616 unsling1630 to pinch off1654 untack1693 unstring1697 peel1787 unbolt1793 unthong1829 unswing1835 unshackle1840 unsnap1862 unbraze1898 delink1899 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Pastorals vi, in tr. Virgil Wks. 27 For want of better bands, His Garland they unstring, and bind his hands. 1763 E. Gibbon Misc. Wks. (1814) V. 387 Unstringing the beads from the rosary of antiquity. 1850 R. Gordon-Cumming Five Years Hunter's Life S. Afr. I. xvi. 367 Having unstrung the dice..they rattle them between their hands, and drop them on the ground. b. To detach from union; to separate, sever. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] to-twemec893 sunderOE asunderOE shedOE dealOE shill1049 skillc1175 to-twinc1175 twinc1230 disseverc1250 depart1297 slita1300 to-throwc1315 parta1325 drevec1325 devisec1330 dividec1374 sever1382 unknit?a1425 divorce1430 separea1450 separate?a1475 untine1496 to put apart1530 discussa1542 deceper1547 disseparate1550 apart1563 unjoint1565 shoal1571 divisionatea1586 single1587 dispart1590 descide1598 disassociate1598 distract1600 dissolve1605 discriminate1615 dissociate1623 discerpa1628 discind1640 dissunder1642 distinguish1648 severize1649 unstring1674 skaila1833 cleave1873 dirempt1885 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge 46 So do but unstring my soul and body,..the thing is gone. 3. a. To render lax or weak; to disorder (the nerves, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > cause to be ill [verb (transitive)] > make weak fellOE wastec1230 faintc1386 endull1395 resolvea1398 afaintc1400 defeat?c1400 dissolvec1400 weakc1400 craze1476 feeblish1477 debilite1483 overfeeble1495 plucka1529 to bring low1530 debilitate1541 acraze1549 decaya1554 infirma1555 weaken1569 effeeble1571 enervate1572 enfeeble1576 slay1578 to pull downa1586 prosternate1593 shake1594 to lay along1598 unsinew1598 languefy1607 enerve1613 pulla1616 dispirit1647 imbecilitate1647 unstring1700 to run down1733 sap1755 reduce1767 prostrate1780 shatter1785 undermine1812 imbecile1829 disinvigorate1844 devitalize1849 wreck1850 atrophy1865 crumple1892 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Twelfth Bk. Metamorphoses in Fables 446 Light was the Wound; but in the Sinew hung, The Point; and his disabled Wing unstrung. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 450 So far as to unstring the very sinews of government. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. ii. 328 Terror and trepidation would unstring our nerves. 1801 H. Lee Canterbury Tales IV. 51 The very apprehension..might unstring her nerves. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna xi. xx. 247 That voice unstrung his sinews, and he threw His dagger on the ground. 1845 M. Pattison in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 83 His conscience must have been unstrung by the secret engagement he had made. b. To unnerve, upset (a person). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > weakness of intellect > make weak [verb (transitive)] faintc1386 mollify1490 weaken1536 pamper1576 touch1607 unspirit1607 disnervea1618 petrifya1631 dissinew1640 unbrace1711 atrophy1865 unstring1897 1897 F. F. Montrésor At Cross Roads ii I could not live with so much sympathy, it would unstring me. c. intransitive. Of the nerves: to be released from tension, to become lax. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > become composed or calm [verb (intransitive)] > of the nerves unstring1906 1906 T. Hardy Dynasts: Pt. 2nd vi. v. 279 My nerves unstring, my friends; my flesh grows weak. 1972 D. Bloodworth Any Number can Play xv. 130 He systematically slackened his body and mind..feeling the knots twitch loose, the nerves unstring. Derivatives unˈstringing n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > weakening or decline in health > making weak enfeebling1503 debilitating1539 unstringing1824 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > [adjective] > unnerving or upsetting unnerving1722 nerve-shaking1820 unstringing1824 1824 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 256 The fatigue and worry..have been very unstringing. 1833 H. Martineau Cinnamon & Pearls ii. 28 It gave more time for the unstringing of his nerves. 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