unclasp
verb
un·clasp
ˌən-ˈklasp 
unclasped; unclasping; unclasps
1
: to open the clasp of
unclasp a purse
2
: to open or cause to be opened
unclasp a clenched hand
: to loosen a hold
Examples of unclasp in a Sentence
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His hands, with their many rings, are broad and eloquent, delicately clasping and unclasping in syncopated claps.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019
The catalogue librarian, John Myers, unclasped the book’s old cover and sat down to see what was inside.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2018
The democratization of data would unclasp the shackles of the quants as well.
—Daniel Roth, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2009
James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2019
The catalogue librarian, John Myers, unclasped the book’s old cover and sat down to see what was inside.
—Avi Selk, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2018
The democratization of data would unclasp the shackles of the quants as well.
—Daniel Roth, WIRED, 11 Mar. 2009
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Word History
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
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unclasp
verb
un·clasp
ˌən-ˈklasp
: to release from a clasp
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