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Unbrace

To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a drum; to unbrace the nerves.

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Broader term 4

Relax 76% connected

To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid, tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to relax a rope or cord; to relax the…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Unbend 76% connected

To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Undo 76% connected

To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Weaken 76% connected

To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body or the mind; to weak…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Manner of action 3

Unlash 76% connected

To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unloose 76% connected

To make loose; to loosen; to set free.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Unloosen 76% connected

To loosen; to unloose.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Unlace 92% connected

To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Untie 92% connected

To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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