Thesaurus: loosen

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1. v. t. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
2. v. t. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
3. v. t. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.
4. v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact.
5. v. make loose or looser
6. v. make less severe or strict
7. v. become less severe or strict
8. v. disentangle and raise the fibers of
9. v. cause to become loose
10. v. make less dense
11. v. become loose or looser or less tight
12. 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon. 2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden. 3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp.