Loosen and Remove

Loosen

Loosen verb - To make less taut.

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Remove and loosen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Remove" instead a verb "Loosen".

Nearby Words: loose, looseness, loosely, loosening, loosener

Remove verb - To rid oneself of (a garment).

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Loosen and remove are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Loosen" instead a verb "Remove".

Nearby Words: removed, removal, removing, removable, remover

The Doctor in Star Trek: Voyager is also a nice enough hologram (if a little snarky)... but loosen or remove those pesky ethical subroutines, and you wind up with his scary evil counterpart on the Federation ship Equinox.

Source: Morality Chip
They apparently remove some of his fingers to loosen his tongue.

Source: Video Game / Dying Light

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