What's the difference between unloosen and untighten?
Unloosen
Definition:
(v. t.) To loosen; to unloose.
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Untighten
Definition:
(v. t.) To make less tight or tense; to loosen.
Example Sentences:
(1) Mister, I cannot breathe …” One of the soldiers came and untightened the belt, not very comfortably but better than nothing.
(2) By releasing the IMF (intermaxillary fixation) and untightening one or both screws, the condylar segments can be repositioned and the occlusion corrected before inserting the other tandem screws.
(3) The surgical treatment is simple, consisting in the resection of the lesion, intradural exploration to untighten the cord if fixed by a fibrous band, and drainage of the hydrocephalus.