to make (the heart, feelings, etc) more gentle or compassionate
unsteel in American English
(ʌnˈstil)
verb transitive
to deprive of strength, resoluteness, etc.
unsteel in American English
(unˈstil)
transitive verb
to bring out of a steeled condition; soften
Word origin
[1740–50; un-2 + steel]This word is first recorded in the period 1740–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adagio, damper, masthead, materialism, outriggerun- is a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some actionor state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose)