verb
- to make soft or tender; to deprive of hardness or strength
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The gentle words seemed to unsteel his resolve.
- Time had unsteeled the warrior’s once-fierce determination.
- Her compassion could unsteel even the hardest heart.
- The tragedy unsteeled him, leaving him vulnerable and broken.
- Nothing could unsteel his commitment to the cause.
- The mother’s tears unsteeled the judge’s stern demeanor.