unlace

verb

un·​lace ˌən-ˈlās How to pronounce unlace (audio)
unlaced; unlacing; unlaces
Synonyms of unlacenext

transitive verb

1
: to loose by undoing a lacing
2
obsolete : undo, disgrace

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More than one hiker has inadvertently gotten the oil on their fingers when unlacing a boot, then transferred it to their forehead. — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023 Usher followed — reportedly only after unlacing his skates first — and allegedly went to meet Brown & Co. behind some buses parked outside. — Vulture, 8 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unlace was in the 14th century

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unlace

verb
un·​lace ˌən-ˈlās How to pronounce unlace (audio)
ˈən-
: to loose by undoing a lacing

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