unlace

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: un=lace

CIDE DICTIONARY

unlace, v. t. [1st un- + lace.].

•  To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.  [1913 Webster]
•  To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace.  [1913 Webster]

  "What's the matter,
  That you unlace your reputation thus?"  [1913 Webster]
•  To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel.  Totten.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

unlace, v.tr.
1 undo the lace or laces of.
2 unfasten or loosen in this way.

THESAURUS

unlace

cast off, detach, disengage, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, unglue, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unstick, unstrap, untie, weigh anchor