unbrace

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

unbrace
    v 1: undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {untie},
         {unbrace}, {unlace}] [ant: {bind}, {tie}]
    2: remove from tension
    3: remove a brace or braces from

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Unbrace \Un*brace"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + brace.]
   To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a
   drum; to unbrace the nerves. --Spenser.
   [1913 Webster]

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