unfasten
[uhn-
fas
-
uh
n, -
fah
-s
uh
n]
/ʌnˈfæs ən, -ˈfɑ sən/
verb (used with object)
1.
to release from or as from fastenings; detach.
2.
to undo or open (something fastened).
verb (used without object)
3.
to become unfastened.
Origin
1175-1225;
Middle English
unfastnen.
See
un-
2
,
fasten
British Dictionary definitions for
unfastened
unfasten
/
ʌnˈfɑːs
ə
n
/
verb
1.
to undo, untie, or open or become undone, untied, or opened
Word Origin and History for
unfastened
unfasten
v.
early 13c., from
un-
(2) +
fasten
. Related:
Unfastened
;
unfastening
.