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UNLACE
untie, unbrace, unlace
(verb) undo the ties of; “They untied the prisoner”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
unlace (third-person singular simple present unlaces, present participle unlacing, simple past and past participle unlaced)
(transitive) To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.
(transitive) To loosen the clothing of (a person).
(transitive) To remove (film) from a projector.
Antonyms
• lace up
Anagrams
• Lucena, auncel, cuneal, lacune, launce
Source: Wiktionary
Un*lace", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + lace.]
1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.
2. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace. What's the matter, That you unlace your reputation thus Shak.
3. (Naut.)
Definition: To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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