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un⋅string

  [uhn-string]
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–verb (used with object), -strung, -string⋅ing.
1. to deprive of strings: to unstring a violin.
2. to take from a string: to unstring beads.
3. to loosen the strings of: to unstring a bow.
4. to relax the tension of.
5. to relax unduly, or weaken (the nerves).
6. to weaken the nerves of.
Origin:
1605–15; un- 2 + string
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un·string   (ŭn-strĭng')   
tr.v.   un·strung (-strŭng'), un·string·ing, un·strings
  1. To remove from a string.
  2. To unfasten or loosen the strings of.
  3. Informal To deprive of composure or emotional stability; unnerve.
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Unstring

Un*string"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + string.]

1. To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.

2. To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.

3. To relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they unstring." --Dryden. Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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