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loosen v. [
loose] make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"
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loosen v. [
relax] make less severe or strict; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught"
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loosen v. [
relax] become less severe or strict; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived"
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loosen v. [
tease, tease apart] disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
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loosen v. [
untie, undo] cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
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