Emily Dickinson Lexicon

UM'PIRE, n. [Norm. impere; L. imperium, contracted, as in empire.]

1. A third person called in to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators, when the arbitrators do not agree in opinion.
2. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question, between parties is referred. Thus the emperor of Russia was constituted umpire between Great Britain and the United States, to decide the controversy respecting the slaves carried from the states by the British troops.

UM'PIRE, v.t.

To arbitrate; to decide as umpire; to settle, as a dispute. [Little used.] Bacon.

UN, prep.

A prefix or inseparable preposition, Sax. un or on, usually un, G. un, D. on, Sans. an, is the same word as the L. in. It is a particle of negation, giving to words to which it is prefixed, a negative signification. We use un or in indifferently for this purpose; and the tendency of modern usage is to prefer the use of in, in some words, where un was formerly used. Un admits of no change of n into l, m or r, as in does, in illuminate, immense, irresolute. It is prefixed generally to adjectives and participles, and almost at pleasure. In a few instances, it is prefixed to verbs, as in unbend, unbind, unharness. As the compounds formed with un are so common and so well known, the composition is not noticed under the several words. For the etymologies, see the simple words.

UN-A-BAN'DON-ED, a.

Not abandoned.

UN-A-BAS'ED, a.

Not abased; not humbled.

UN-A-BASH'ED, a.

Not abashed; not confused with shame, or by modesty. Pope.

UN-A-BAT'ED, a.

Not abated; not diminished in strength or violence. The fever remains unabated.

UN-A-BAT'ING, a.

Not abating; continuing in full force or without alleviation or diminution.

UN-AB-BRE'VI-A-TED, a.

Not abbreviated; not shortened.

UN-A-BET'TED, a.

Not abetted; not aided.

UN-A-BID'ING, a.

Not abiding or permanent.

UN-A-BID'ING-LY, adv.

Not abidingly.

UN-A-BID'ING-NESS, n.

State of being not permanent.

UN-A-BIL'I-TY, or UN-A'BLE-NESS, n.

Want of ability. [Not used. We use inability.]

UN-AB-JUR-ED, a.

Not abjured; not renounced on oath.

UN-A'BLE, a.

1. Not able; not having sufficient strength or means; impotent; weak in power, or poor in substance. A man is unable to rise when sick; he is unable to labor; he is unable to support his family or to purchase a farm; he is unable for a particular enterprise.
2. Not having adequate knowledge or skill. A man is unable to paint a good likeness; he is unable to command a ship or an army.

UN-A-BOL'ISH-A-BLE, a.

Not abolishable; that may not be abolished, annulled or destroyed. Milton.

UN-A-BOL'ISH-ED, a.

Not abolished; not repealed or annulled; remaining in force. Hooker.

UN-A-BRAD'ED, a.

Not abraded or worn by friction. Mantell.

UN-A-BRIDG'ED, a.

Not abridged; not shortened.

UN-AB'RO-GA-TED, a.

Not abrogated; not annulled.

UN-AB-SOLV'ED, a. [s as z.]

Not absolved; not acquitted or forgiven.

UN-AB-SORB'A-BLE, a.

Not absorbable; not capable of being absorbed. Davy.

UN-AB-SORB'ED, a.

Not absorbed; not imbibed. Davy.

UN-A-BUS'ED, a.

Not abused.