# unlace

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.
2. To loosen the clothing of (a person).
3. To remove (film) from a projector.

## Etymology
From Middle English unlacen, unlasen, equivalent to un- + lace.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/unlace