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Unloose
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- 1 To loosen or undo (something that entangles, fastens, holds, or interlocks). also, figuratively, transitive
"Turne him to any Cauſe of Pollicy, / The Gordian Knot of it he will vnlooſe, / Familiar as his Garter: […]"
- 2 loosen the ties of wordnet
- 3 To relax or slacken (something that clasps or grips, such as the arms or hands). also, figuratively, transitive
- 4 grant freedom to; free from confinement wordnet
- 5 To free (someone or something) from a constraint; (figuratively) to release (something which has been suppressed, such as emotions or objectionable things). transitive
"Then Yorke vnlooſe thy long impriſoned thoughts, / And let thy tongue be equall with thy heart."
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- 6 To remove or take off (especially something undesirable). archaic, transitive
- 7 To become loose or come off. intransitive
- 8 To free from a constraint. also, figuratively, intransitive
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. Compare Middle English unlesen (“to loosen, release”), from Old English onlīesan (“to release, deliver, liberate, unloose”).
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