unclasp

unclasp
/un klasp", -klahsp"/, v.t.
1. to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
2. to release from the grasp: to unclasp a sword handle.
v.i.
3. to become unclasped, as the hands or arms.
4. to release or relax the grasp.
[1520-30; UN-2 + CLASP]

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