SuaviloquyToday’s word

unsettle

Unsettle, v. t.

Etymology: [1st pref. un- + settle.]

To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix; to displace; to disorder; to confuse.

1 other Webster entry under this spelling

Unsettle, v. i.

To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered. Shak.

Shades of meaning

Fernald has no entry of its own for unsettle; he lists it under displace.

He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.