Loosen vs Unrein - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between loosen and unrein

is that loosen is to make loose while unrein is to loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.

(en verb)

To make loose.

to loosen a knot

After the Thanksgiving meal, Bill loosened his belt.

* Francis Bacon

After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth.

To free from restraint; to set at liberty.

* Dryden

It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.

To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of.

(Francis Bacon)

* tighten

* loosen the apron strings * loosen the purse strings * loosener

(en verb)

To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.

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