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单词 unstiffen
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unstiffenv.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈstiffen.
(un- prefix2 1d.)
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > pliableness > make pliable [verb (transitive)]
linnow1572
supple1609
unstiffen1611
the world > life > the body > loose or stiff condition > [verb (transitive)]
leesea1325
lithe1362
unloosec1390
relax?a1425
supple1526
supply1534
nimble1581
relaxate1598
lax1661
limber1748
unstiffen1855
untense1970
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Distirizzare, to vnstiffen, to vnbenum.
1855 E. C. Gaskell North & South II. i. 4 Then her rigid face unstiffened from its gray frost-bound expression.
1894 A. Robertson Nuggets 20 The prospect of a fee unstiffened his rheumatic joints.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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