2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty.. It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding. Dryden.
3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the alvine discharges of. Bacon.
LOOSEN
Loos"en, v. i.
Defn: To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. S.
Sharp.
LOOSENER
Loos"en*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, loosens.
LOOSENESS
Loose"ness, n.
Defn: The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals or of principles.
LOOSESTRIFE Loose"strife`, n. (Bot.) (a) The name of several species of plants of the genus Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually of a yellow color. (b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers. Gray.
False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which includes several species, most of which are found in the United States. — Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora, found in the northern parts of the United States and in Europe. Gray.