unfasten

[ uhn-fas-uhn, -fah-suhn ]

verb (used with object)

1. to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
2. to undo or open (something fastened).

verb (used without object)

1. to become unfastened.

unfasten

/ ʌnˈfɑːsən /

verb

1. to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfasten¹

First recorded in 1175–1225, unfasten is from the Middle English word unfastnen. See un- ², fasten

Example Sentences

Kondo brought garments to life, like kites in the sky with voluminous silhouettes created by fastening and unfastening buttons.

From Seattle Times

An old friend used to call these neither-here-nor-there realms the “zero world” for the way they feel unfastened from reality, parallel to daily life but separate.

From New York Times

Gloria unfastens her helmet, hangs it on her handlebar, and sighs.

From Literature

For 12 days, we shared every moment and, surrounded by the kind of beauty only a remote bay in the Pacific could afford, I felt something unfasten in my chest.

From Los Angeles Times

He quickly unfastened the seat belt and dived over the front seat and out the chauffeur’s door.

From Literature