unfix

[ uhn-fiks ]

verb (used with object)

, un·fixed or un·fixt, un·fix·ing.

1. to render no longer fixed; fix; unfasten; detach; loosen; free.
2. to unsettle, as the mind, traditions, or habits.

unfix

/ ʌnˈfɪks /

verb

1. to unfasten, detach, or loosen
2. to unsettle or disturb

Other Words From

• un·fix·ed·ness [uhn-, fik, -sid-nis, -, fikst, -nis], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of unfix¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; un- ² + fix

Example Sentences

And wherefore say, good brother, that I would unfix thy principles of belief?

From Project Gutenberg

The power of music, the power of poetry, to unfix and as it were clap wings to solid nature, interprets the riddle of Orpheus.

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Fix and unfix bayonet are executed with promptness and regularity but not in cadence.

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Fix and unfix bayonet are executed with promptness and regularity, but not in cadence.

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She said nothing until he had got up and tried to unfix the ladder without success.

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