unbottom

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ bottom.

Verb

unbottom (third-person singular simple present unbottoms, present participle unbottoming, simple past and past participle unbottomed)

  1. (transitive, obsolete) To remove the grounding or basis of.
    • 1790, John Guyse, The Standing Use of the Scripture, page 275:
      […] to unbottom us from ourselves, to lead us to Christ, that we may center on him for righteousness and strength […]
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