"unaccept" Is it a correct word?

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00:00 &Quot;Unaccept&Quot; Is It A Correct Word?
00:20 Accepted Answer Score 22
01:23 Thank you

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Unaccept is not a word? I find that unacceptable! :P

(rare) To rescind one's acceptance of - Wiktionary.org

See?

The word you've entered isn't in the dictionary - Merriam-Webster.com

Oh rats.

(rare) To rescind one's acceptance of - YourDictionary.com

Hah!

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

There aren't any definitions for unaccept yet. - UrbanDictionary.com

Dang, not even in there?

Wait, the OED does cite a usage of it:

acceptor, n. View full entry 1665

...uld (if he could) unaccept the Bill , or make voyde his Acceptanc...

1665, so it exists, but it's vintage?

I guess it depends on who you ask.

You shouldn't fault your spell checker for flagging it. No one has any real authority to tell you not to use it but it is certainly not popular enough that you should use it unawares.

Unawares is a word right?