unloose

1. (transitive)Examples: "Turne him to any Cauſe of Pollicy, / The Gordian Knot of it he will vnlooſe, / Familiar as his Garter: […]"; "[S]uch ſmiling rogues as theſe, / Like Rats oft bite the holy cords a twaine, / Which are t' intrince, t' vnlooſe: […]"; "[…] There commeth one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose ſhooes I am not worthy to ſtoupe downe, and vnlooſe."Synonyms: disengage, loose, unfasten, untiealsofigurativelytransitive

2. (transitive)Synonyms: let go, unclaspalsofigurativelytransitive

3. (transitive)Examples: "Then Yorke vnlooſe thy long impriſoned thoughts, / And let thy tongue be equall with thy heart."; "Thus did the melancholy Tale conclude, / And a ſhort, ſilent Interval ensu'd. / The next in Birth unlooſ'd her artful Tongue, / And drew attentive all the Siſter-Throng."; "Press on! for it is godlike to unloose / The spirit, and forget yourself in thought; / Bending a pinion for the deeper sky, / And in the very fetters of your flesh, / Mating with the pure essences of heaven!"Synonyms: liberate, set free, unleash, venttransitive

4. (transitive)Synonyms: detacharchaictransitive

5. (intransitive)Synonyms: detachintransitive

6. (intransitive)alsofigurativelyintransitive