unedge

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ edge.

Verb

unedge (third-person singular simple present unedges, present participle unedging, simple past and past participle unedged)

1. To deprive of an edge; to blunt.
   • 1610–1614, John Fletcher, “The Tragedie of Valentinian”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     […] bodies that were made for shining brass,
     Are […] unedged

References

“unedge”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• dengue, Dungee