unsteel
/ʌnˈstil/
verb
- To remove the steel from (a blade or tool); to soften or make less hard or rigid.
- She learned how to unsteel a knife by heating and hammering it carefully.
- The blacksmith had to unsteel the old sword before reforging it.
- In the workshop, they would unsteel worn-out tools to recycle the metal.
- To make someone or something less firm, resolute, or hardened; to soften emotionally or mentally.
- His stern expression began to unsteel as he listened to her apology.
- The warm letter helped unsteel her heart after years of bitterness.
- Time can unsteel even the most determined resolve.