Unloosen
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transitive verb.
To unloose.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To unloose; loosen.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To loosen; to unloose.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
unloose
; to
loosen
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verb.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
verb.
loosen the ties of
Word Usage
"Not only that, but unloosen is actually a perfectly good, old verb; so is unloose, which turns up in Shakespeare and Sheridan and Shelley."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
unbrace
unlace
untie
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
bail
bail out
parole
run
unchain
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
cast off
detach
disengage
doff
free
verb-form
unloosened
unloosening
unloosens
unlooses
unloosing