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un⋅loose

  [uhn-loos]
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–verb (used with object), -loosed, -loos⋅ing.
1. to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).
2. to let loose or set free; free from restraint.
3. to undo or untie (a fastening, knot, etc.); unfasten.
Origin:
1325–75; ME unloosen; see un- 2 , loose
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un·loose   (ŭn-lōōs')   
tr.v.   un·loosed, un·loos·ing, un·loos·es
  1. To unfasten; untie.
  2. To set free from or as if from restraints.
  3. To relax: unloosed my grip on the handlebars.
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Unloose

Un*loose"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loose.] To make loose; to loosen; to set free. --Shak.

Unloose

Un*loose"\, v. i. To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union.
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unloose 
1393, "to set free," from un- (2), used here emphatically, + loose.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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