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unloose

[uhn-loos]

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verb (used with object), un·loosed, un·loos·ing.

to loosen or relax (the grasp, hold, fingers, etc.).

to let loose or set free; free from restraint.

to undo or untie (a fastening, knot, etc.); unfasten.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English unloosen; see un-², loose

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unloose or unloosen (ʌnˈluːs)

—vb
1.	to set free; release
2.	to loosen or relax (a hold, grip, etc)
3.	to unfasten or untie

unloosen or unloosen

—vb

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Word Origin & History

unloose

1393, "to set free," from un- (2), used here emphatically, + loose.

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"There is regret. Always, there is regret.
But it is better that our lives unloose,
As two tall ships, wind-mastered, wet with light,
Break from an estuary with their courses set,
And waving part, and waving drop from sight."

-Philip Larkin

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