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Unfasten
To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.
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Broader term 2
Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over;…
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To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to naught.
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Manner of action 2
To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.
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To free from chains or slavery; to let loose.
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The reversal of what has been done.
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The reversal of what has been done.
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Antonym 2
To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
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To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window.
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