unloose
Meanings
Verb
- grant freedom to; free from confinement
- loosen the ties of
- "unloose your sneakers"
- To loosen or undo (something that entangles, fastens, holds, or interlocks).
- To relax or slacken (something that clasps or grips, such as the arms or hands).
- To free (someone or something) from a constraint; (figuratively) to release (something which has been suppressed, such as emotions or objectionable things).
- To remove or take off (especially something undesirable).
- To become loose or come off.
- To free from a constraint.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English unlosen (“to loosen, untie; to uncover, unwrap; to extend; to free, liberate, release; to disengage; to detach oneself; to make (someone) weak; to abolish; to destroy”) [and other forms], from un- (intensifying prefix) + losen (“to free, let loose, release; to loosen, untie; to come undone or unfastened; to open; to relax; to remove; to melt; to resolve; to break up, disintegrate; to detach, disengage; to destroy; to say, tell; to absolve of sin”) (from los (“free; loose, untied; exempt; absolved of sin; inattentive, undisciplined; of the tongue: lacking restraint, unbridled; limp, weak; wavering”), from Old Norse lauss (“loose”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to separate; to set free; to untie”)). The English word is analysable as un- (intensifying prefix) + loose.
Synonyms
detach, disengage, free, let go, liberate, loose, release, set free, unclasp, unfasten, unleash, unloosen, untie, vent
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 7
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