Unstring

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To relax the tension of; to Loosen.

II. Unstring ·vt Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.

III. Unstring ·vt To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.

IV. Unstring ·vt To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.