Unbraces

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To remove fastenings or restrictions from something, allowing it to become more open or flexible
2. To disengage or free from a supportive structure or mechanism, enabling a natural state or condition
3. To release from constraints or bindings, thereby restoring freedom to the previously held position or form

Etymology: "Unbraces" is the third-person singular form of "unbrace," a verb meaning to remove the restraining fastenings from something. It is formed from the prefix "un-," which reverses an action, added to "brace," so the verb literally undoes a bracing. The base word "brace" comes from Old French "brace," meaning the two arms or the span of the arms, and ultimately from Latin "bracchium," meaning arm, which is also the source of the English "bracelet" and "brachium" in anatomy.

Synonyms: removes braces, loosens, unfastens

Antonyms: braces, fastens, secures