UNFASTEN

unfasten

(verb) become undone or untied; “The shoelaces unfastened”

unfasten

(verb) cause to become undone; “unfasten your belt”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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.

(intransitive) To come unloosed or untied.

Synonyms

• undo

Antonyms

• do up

• button

• button up

• tie up

• zip

• zip up

Hyponyms

• unbutton

• untie

• unzip

Source: Wiktionary


Un*fas"ten, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fasten.]

Definition: To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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