verb
Meaning 1
To undo, unfasten; to relax, loosen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unbrace
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UK: /ʌnˈbɹeɪs/
verb
Meaning 2
remove a brace or braces from
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weaken
verb
Meaning 3
remove from tension
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relax, unbend
verb
Meaning 4
undo the ties of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- They untied the prisoner
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: untie, unlace
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: undo
Narrower terms: unloose, unloosen, unlash
History
Etymology
From un- + brace.