Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈgentilize.
(un-prefix2 1d(a).)
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society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > raising to noble rank > divesting of rank or title > divesting of rank, title, or character [verb (transitive)] > of gentleman
ungentlefy1595
ungentilify1614
ungentilize1637
ungentleman1671
1637 W. Saltonstall tr. Eusebius Life Constantine 36 Such as had beene ungentiliz'd, and degraded from their Gentility.
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