unfastenv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfɑːsn/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈfasn/, U.S.

/ˌənˈfæs(ə)n/

Forms: Also Middle English onvestne, Middle English onfestyn.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1

1. transitive.

a. To unfix; to deprive of firmness or fixity; to make loose or slack. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > loosen or weaken the attachment of

unfastena1250

unlacec1330

loosec1400

solvec1450

unsettle1598

unfix1600

uncement1639

discardinate1648

loosen1667

a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 112 Al his atente is uorte unuestnen [?c1225 Cleo. tweamen] heorten. & fort to binimen luue ðet halt men to gederes.

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xiv. 27 The Lord forsothe of ostes demede, and who shal moun vnfastnen?

1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. House Holde f. 55^v Els the sonne dryinge the erthe away from the rootes of the plante, shulde lewse and vnfasten it, and so kyll it.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. i. 207 Plucking to vnfix an enemy, He doth vnfasten so, and shake a friend.

a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) II. 314 He must take Care..not to..come within reach of any Thing that may any Ways unfasten his Resolutions.

1736 T. Carte Hist. Life Duke Ormonde II. 373 The design of this proposal was, first to unfasten him, and then to lay him totally aside.

b. To detach; to undo or release.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)]

unbindc950

undoc950

unleeseOE

breaka1225

unfest?c1225

leesea1325

loosena1382

unloosea1382

loose1388

resolvea1398

unlace?c1400

unfastenc1440

unloosen?a1475

to let slip1526

unbrace?1526

diffibulatea1538

unframe1567

unclit1587

undight1590

unclip1598

unclenchc1600

unreeve1600

unlock1609

ungrapple1611

unquilt1611

abstringe1623

renode1623

unspan1648

unfast1684

disengage1780

undub1807

unclap1846

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 365/1 Onfestyn, idem quod on losyn.

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. viii. sig. S6 He had no sooner vnfastned his hold, but that a waue forcibly spoiled his weaker hand of hold.

1633 T. James Strange Voy. 14 We vnfastened our Ship, and came to saile.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 879 Then..every Bolt and Bar Of massie Iron or sollid Rock with ease [she] Unfast'ns .

1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. i. 41 We will see whether my key cannot unfasten all the locks that hold it.

1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret I. vii. 115 Lady Audley was standing unfastening her dress.

a1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton in Ld. Lytton Life & Lett. Lytton (1883) I. 289 The man began to unfasten the boat.

figurative.1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion ii. 29 She..prayed me to come to her house as soon as I could unfasten my self from my Mistresse.1840 R. Browning Sordello i. 15 Not the more Is he unfastened from the earnest eyes Because that arras fell between!1860 J. W. Warter Sea-board & Down II. 459 Unfastening, as it were, the links that bound the people to their Parish Church.

2. intransitive. To become detached or loose; to open; figurative to separate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > be loosened, unfastened, or undone [verb (intransitive)]

unfastenc1315

unknitc1330

unloose1580

untie1590

loose1770

unbind1827

c1315 Shoreham Poems i. 2093 Nou lestne: Ȝef þe oþer oþren so by-swykeþ, No moȝe hy nouȝt onuestne.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. cxxvi. 67 The bocle holt and keepeth faste the girdel that it vnfastne nouht.

1865 A. C. Swinburne Atalanta in Calydon 91 From this time..My lips shall not unfasten till I die.

1963 Times 24 May 12/7 An Aer-Lingus Viscount..made an emergency dive of 12,000 ft. today after a door unfastened and the passenger cabin became depressurized.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unfasten
释义	unfastenv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈfɑːsn/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈfasn/, U.S. /ˌənˈfæs(ə)n/ Forms: Also Middle English onvestne, Middle English onfestyn. Etymology: un- prefix² 1a, 1 1. transitive. a. To unfix; to deprive of firmness or fixity; to make loose or slack. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > loosen or weaken the attachment of unfastena1250 unlacec1330 loosec1400 solvec1450 unsettle1598 unfix1600 uncement1639 discardinate1648 loosen1667 a1250 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Nero) (1952) 112 Al his atente is uorte unuestnen [?c1225 Cleo. tweamen] heorten. & fort to binimen luue ðet halt men to gederes. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Isa. xiv. 27 The Lord forsothe of ostes demede, and who shal moun vnfastnen? 1532 G. Hervet tr. Xenophon Treat. House Holde f. 55^v Els the sonne dryinge the erthe away from the rootes of the plante, shulde lewse and vnfasten it, and so kyll it. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 iv. i. 207 Plucking to vnfix an enemy, He doth vnfasten so, and shake a friend. View more context for this quotation a1732 F. Atterbury Serm. Several Occas. (1734) II. 314 He must take Care..not to..come within reach of any Thing that may any Ways unfasten his Resolutions. 1736 T. Carte Hist. Life Duke Ormonde II. 373 The design of this proposal was, first to unfasten him, and then to lay him totally aside. b. To detach; to undo or release. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] unbindc950 undoc950 unleeseOE breaka1225 unfest?c1225 leesea1325 loosena1382 unloosea1382 loose1388 resolvea1398 unlace?c1400 unfastenc1440 unloosen?a1475 to let slip1526 unbrace?1526 diffibulatea1538 unframe1567 unclit1587 undight1590 unclip1598 unclenchc1600 unreeve1600 unlock1609 ungrapple1611 unquilt1611 abstringe1623 renode1623 unspan1648 unfast1684 disengage1780 undub1807 unclap1846 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 365/1 Onfestyn, idem quod on losyn. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) ii. viii. sig. S6 He had no sooner vnfastned his hold, but that a waue forcibly spoiled his weaker hand of hold. 1633 T. James Strange Voy. 14 We vnfastened our Ship, and came to saile. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 879 Then..every Bolt and Bar Of massie Iron or sollid Rock with ease [she] Unfast'ns . View more context for this quotation 1797 A. Radcliffe Italian II. i. 41 We will see whether my key cannot unfasten all the locks that hold it. 1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret I. vii. 115 Lady Audley was standing unfastening her dress. a1873 E. Bulwer-Lytton in Ld. Lytton Life & Lett. Lytton (1883) I. 289 The man began to unfasten the boat. figurative.1655 tr. C. Sorel Comical Hist. Francion ii. 29 She..prayed me to come to her house as soon as I could unfasten my self from my Mistresse.1840 R. Browning Sordello i. 15 Not the more Is he unfastened from the earnest eyes Because that arras fell between!1860 J. W. Warter Sea-board & Down II. 459 Unfastening, as it were, the links that bound the people to their Parish Church. 2. intransitive. To become detached or loose; to open; figurative to separate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > be loosened, unfastened, or undone [verb (intransitive)] unfastenc1315 unknitc1330 unloose1580 untie1590 loose1770 unbind1827 c1315 Shoreham Poems i. 2093 Nou lestne: Ȝef þe oþer oþren so by-swykeþ, No moȝe hy nouȝt onuestne. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. cxxvi. 67 The bocle holt and keepeth faste the girdel that it vnfastne nouht. 1865 A. C. Swinburne Atalanta in Calydon 91 From this time..My lips shall not unfasten till I die. 1963 Times 24 May 12/7 An Aer-Lingus Viscount..made an emergency dive of 12,000 ft. today after a door unfastened and the passenger cabin became depressurized. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1250
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