un·brace (ŭn-brās′) tr.v. un·braced ,
un·brac·ing ,
un·brac·es 1. To set free by removing bands or braces.
2. To release from tension; relax.
3. To make slack; weaken.
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unbrace (ʌnˈbreɪs ) vb (
tr )
1. to remove tension or strain from; relax
2. to remove a brace or braces from
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un•brace (ʌnˈbreɪs) v.t. -braced, -brac•ing. 1. to remove the braces or bonds of.
2. to weaken.
[1350–1400]
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unbrace Past participle: unbracedGerund: unbracingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I unbrace you unbrace he/she/it unbraces we unbrace you unbrace they unbrace
Preterite I unbraced you unbraced he/she/it unbraced we unbraced you unbraced they unbraced
Present Continuous I am unbracing you are unbracing he/she/it is unbracing we are unbracing you are unbracing they are unbracing
Present Perfect I have unbraced you have unbraced he/she/it has unbraced we have unbraced you have unbraced they have unbraced
Past Continuous I was unbracing you were unbracing he/she/it was unbracing we were unbracing you were unbracing they were unbracing
Past Perfect I had unbraced you had unbraced he/she/it had unbraced we had unbraced you had unbraced they had unbraced
Future I will unbrace you will unbrace he/she/it will unbrace we will unbrace you will unbrace they will unbrace
Future Perfect I will have unbraced you will have unbraced he/she/it will have unbraced we will have unbraced you will have unbraced they will have unbraced
Future Continuous I will be unbracing you will be unbracing he/she/it will be unbracing we will be unbracing you will be unbracing they will be unbracing
Present Perfect Continuous I have been unbracing you have been unbracing he/she/it has been unbracing we have been unbracing you have been unbracing they have been unbracing
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been unbracing you will have been unbracing he/she/it will have been unbracing we will have been unbracing you will have been unbracing they will have been unbracing
Past Perfect Continuous I had been unbracing you had been unbracing he/she/it had been unbracing we had been unbracing you had been unbracing they had been unbracing
Conditional I would unbrace you would unbrace he/she/it would unbrace we would unbrace you would unbrace they would unbrace
Past Conditional I would have unbraced you would have unbraced he/she/it would have unbraced we would have unbraced you would have unbraced they would have unbraced
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Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. unbrace - undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"unlash - untie the lashing of; "unlash the horse"
undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
2. unbrace - remove from tension relax ,
unbend - make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"
3. unbrace - remove a brace or braces fromweaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
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