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Loos"en (l&oō_;s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loosened (l&oō_;s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Loosening.] [See Loose, v. t.] 1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.
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After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon.
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2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..
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It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden.
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3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon.
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Loos"en, v. i. To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S. Sharp.
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