Undo vs Loosen - What's the difference?
undo | loosen |
To reverse the effects of an action.
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To unfasten.
(figuratively) to be heading for or to cause a downfall
* 1611 ,
To make loose.
* Francis Bacon
To free from restraint; to set at liberty.
* Dryden
To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.
Loosen is a synonym of undo.
As verbs the difference between undo and loosen
is that undo is to reverse the effects of an action.{{jump|reverse effects|a}} singular while loosen is to make loose.As an adjective undo
is misspelling of lang=en.undo
English
Etymology 1
Verb
- Fortunately, we can undo most of the damage to the system by the war.
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- Could you undo my buckle for me?
- Woe is me, for I am undone !
Synonyms
* cancel, reverse * unbuckle, unbutton, untie, unzipAntonyms
* redo * do up, button, button up, tie up, zip, zip up,Etymology 2
Adjective
(head)External links
* (wikipedia "undo")References
Anagrams
* English irregular verbs ----loosen
English
Verb
(en verb)- to loosen a knot
- After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt.
- After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth.
- It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.
- (Francis Bacon)