unspell

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unspell

(ʌnˈspɛl)

vb (tr)

1. to break (a spell)

2. to release (someone) from a spell

3. obsolete to decode; interpret

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Verb

unspell - release from a spell

free, loose, unloose, unloosen, release, liberate - grant freedom to; free from confinement

spell - place under a spell

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