unbrace

[ uhn-breys ]

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verb (used with object),un·braced, un·brac·ing.

to remove the braces of.
to free from tension; relax.

to weaken.

Origin of unbrace

1350–1400; Middle English unbracen to free of clothing or armor. See un-², brace

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How to use unbrace in a sentence

Gather those broad leaves, and all the rest, growing under the brushwood; unbrace his armour.
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King Solomon, where ere he lay,Did nere unbrace a kinder; O!
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British Dictionary definitions for unbrace

unbrace

/ (ʌnˈbreɪs) /

verb(tr)

to remove tension or strain from; relax
to remove a brace or braces from

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