un lace

un·lace

[uhn-leys]
verb (used with object), un·laced, un·lac·ing.
1.
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
2.
to loosen or remove the garments of (a person) by or as if by undoing laces.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English unlacen. See un-2, lace

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unlace (ʌnˈleɪs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to loosen or undo the lacing of (shoes, garments, etc)
2.  to unfasten or remove garments of (oneself or another) by or as if by undoing lacing

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unlace
c.1300, from un- (2) + lace (v.).
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