unfasten
English
Etymology
un- + fasten
Verb
unfasten (third-person singular simple present unfastens, present participle unfastening, simple past and past participle unfastened)
- (transitive) To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect.
- c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene i]:
- He doth unfasten so and shake a friend.
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- (intransitive) To come unloosed or untied.
Synonyms
- undo
Antonyms
- do up
- button
- button up
- tie up
- zip
- zip up
Hyponyms
- unbutton
- untie
- unzip
Translations
to detach from any connecting agency or link — See also translations at disconnect
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to come unloosed or untied
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References
- unfasten in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911