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un⋅lace

  [uhn-leys]
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–verb (used with object), -laced, -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; ME unlacen. See un- 2 , lace
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un·lace   (ŭn-lās')   
tr.v.   un·laced, un·lac·ing, un·lac·es

    1. To loosen or undo the lacing or laces of.

    2. To loosen or remove the clothing of.

  2. Obsolete To disgrace.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unlace 
c.1300, from un- (2) + lace (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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