| VERB | contact | unfasten | cause to become undone |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | unfasten | become undone or untied |
| Meaning | Cause to become undone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "unfasten your belt" | |
| Cause to | unfasten | Become undone or untied |
| Narrower | unbend | unfasten, as a sail, from a spar or a stay |
| unchain | Remove the chains from | |
| unzip | open the zipper of | |
| Broader | undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect |
| Opposite | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | desabrochar, desatar, desprender | |
| Catalan | descordar, desprendre | |
| Nouns | unfastener | a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens |
| unfastening | loosening the ties that fasten something | |
| Meaning | Become undone or untied. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The shoelaces unfastened" | |
| Caused by | unfasten | Cause to become undone |
| Broader | open, open up | Become open |
| Opposite | fasten | Become fixed or fastened |
| Spanish | desatarse, desatar | |
| Catalan | deslligar | |
| Nouns | unfastening | loosening the ties that fasten something |
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