unbias

t. [Pref. un- (2), and Eng. bias, v.] To remove a bias from; to set free from bias or prepo e ion. "The truest service a private man may do his country, is by unbia ing his mind, as much as po ible, between the rival powers."- Swift . un-bi-ased, un-bi-a ed, *un-by-a ed, adj . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. biased .] Not biased; free from bias, prepo e ion, or prejudice; impartial. "The humble and unbia ed minds of the illiterate."Secker: Sermons , vol. ii., ser. 10. un-bi-ased-lý, un-bi-a ed-ly, adv . [English unbiased; -ly.) In an unbiased manner; without bias or prejudice; with impartiality. "Never fail to judge himself, and judge unbia edly , of all that he receives from others."-Locke: Conduct of the Not bereft or bereaved; not taken away. "Seven, unbereft By seas and cruell stormes, alone are left." Sandys: Virgil's Æneid. un-bě-seēm, v. t. [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. be . seem .] 1. To do anything unbeseeming to; to act in a manner unbecoming or unsuitable to. "Ah! mayest thou ever be what now thou art, Nor unbeseem the promise of thy spring." Byron: To I an the. "Uncivil, rude language, unbeseeming the modesty of a 1556). virgin to see or hear."- Strype : Eccles. Mem; Q. Mary (an. un bě seem-Ing, adj . [Pref. un- (1), and Eng. beseeming.] Unbecoming, unseemly. "These lusts were unbeseeming even their former con- dition as Jews; but much more unsuitable to them, as 3. To untie, as a rope. B. Intransitive: 1. To become relaxed or unbent. 2. To rid one's self of restraint; to act with freedom; to abandon stiffne or austerity of manner. "These exhibitions endeared him to the common people, who always love to see the great unbend."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng . , ch. iv. un-běnd-ing, a. [Prefix un- (1), and English bending.] 1. Not suffering flexure; stiff. "The short unbending neck of the elephant is com pen sensated by the length and flexibility of his proboscis." -Paley: Nat. Theol ., ch. xvi. 2. Unyielding, resolute, inflexible. (Said of a person, or his temper, mood, .) "A haughty and unbending spirit."-Lewis: Cred. Early Roman Hist. (ed. 1855), ii. 155. 3. Unyielding, inflexible. (Said of things.) "Taking counsel of unbending Truth." Words worth: King of Sweden, 4. Given up temporarily to relaxation, freedom, or amusement. "I hope it may entertain your lordships at an unbend ing hour."- Rowe . un-běnd-Ing-ly, adv. [Eng. unbending; -ly.] In an unbending manner; resolutely, firmly, obstinately.