unbottom
English
Etymology
un- + bottom
Verb
unbottom (third-person singular simple present unbottoms, present participle unbottoming, simple past and past participle unbottomed)
- (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 […]
- 1790, John Guyse, The Standing Use of the Scripture (page 275)