unbrace

[ uhn-breys ]

verb (used with object)

, un·braced, un·brac·ing.

1. to remove the braces of.
2. to free from tension; relax.
3. to weaken.

unbrace

/ ʌnˈbreɪs /

verb

1. to remove tension or strain from; relax
2. to remove a brace or braces from

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbrace¹

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

Example Sentences

Gather those broad leaves, and all the rest, growing under the brushwood; unbrace his armour.

From Project Gutenberg

King Solomon, where ere he lay,Did nere unbrace a kinder; O!

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