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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Unspell \Un*spell"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + spell.]
     To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from
     the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [R.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Such practices as these, . . .
           The more judicious Israelites unspelled. --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Unspell \Un*spell"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + spell.]
     To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from
     the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [R.]
  
           Such practices as these, . . . The more judicious
           Israelites unspelled.                    --Dryden.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  unspell
       v : release from a spell [ant: spell]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  unspell
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To break#Verb the power#Noun of (a spell#Noun); to
  release#Verb (a person) from the influence#Noun of a spell; to
  disenchant.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  unspell
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To break#Verb the power#Noun of (a spell#Noun); to
  release#Verb (a person) from the influence#Noun of a spell; to
  disenchant.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  unspell
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To break#Verb the power#Noun of (a spell#Noun); to
  release#Verb (a person) from the influence#Noun of a spell; to
  disenchant.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  unspell
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To break#Verb the power#Noun of (a spell#Noun); to
  release#Verb (a person) from the influence#Noun of a spell; to
  disenchant.

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