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verb un·fix \ ˌən-ˈfiks \

Definition of unfix

unfixed; unfixing; unfixes
transitive verb
1 : to loosen from a fastening : detach, disengage
2 : to make unstable : unsettle

First Known Use of unfix

1597

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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