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Loosen

verb

Verb

1
To make loose. transitive
"to loosen a knot; to loosen one's grip / hold on something"
2
become loose or looser or less tight wordnet
3
To become loose. intransitive
"I noticed that my seatbelt had gradually loosened during the journey."
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make loose or looser wordnet
5
To disengage (a device that restrains). transitive
"At Liberty th’ unfetter’d Captive stands, And flings the loosen’d Shackles from his Hands."

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make less dense wordnet
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To become unfastened or undone. intransitive
"Immediately my Shackles loosened and fell away of themselves […]"
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cause to become loose wordnet
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To free from restraint; to set at liberty. transitive
"This is an admirable Rule; a Painter ought to have it perpetually present in his Mind and Memory. […] it loosens his hands, and assists his understanding."
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disentangle and raise the fibers of wordnet
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To relieve (the bowels) from constipation; to promote defecation. transitive
"1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum: or A Naturall Historie, London: William Lee, Century 1, p. 14, […] Feare looseneth the Belly; because the Heat retiring inwards towards the Heart, the Gutts and other Parts are relaxed;"
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become less severe or strict wordnet
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To create a breach or rift between (two parties). obsolete, transitive
"I had rather lose the battle than that sister Should loosen him and me."
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make less severe or strict wordnet
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To sail away (from the shore). intransitive, obsolete
"[…] after the .iiii. day of oure arryuall in Britayne, the eightene shyps that we spake of before, which hadde the horsemen to conuey ouer, loosened from the further hauen with a soft wynd."

From loose + -en.

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