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unfasten

Verb

1 cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt" [ant: fasten]
2 become undone or untied; "The shoelaces unfastened" [ant: fasten]

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Etymology

Verb

  1. To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect.
  2. To come untied or unloosed.

Quotations

  • , iv. 1. 209.
    He doth unfasten so and shake a friend.

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cast off, detach, disengage, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbuckle, unbutton, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfetter, unglue, unlace, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unstick, unstrap, untie, weigh anchor
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