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unbutton

[ uhn-buht-n ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to free (buttons) from buttonholes; unfasten or undo.
  2. to unfasten by or as if by unbuttoning:

    to unbutton a jacket.

  3. to disclose (one's feelings, thoughts, etc.) after deliberate or prolonged silence.


verb (used without object)

  1. to unfasten a button or one's buttons.

unbutton

/ ʌˈʌə /

verb

  1. to undo by unfastening (the buttons) of (a garment)
  2. informal.
    to release or relax (oneself, tension, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unbutton1

First recorded in 1275–1325, unbutton is from the Middle English word unbotenen. See un- 2, button
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Example Sentences

When Fernandez shuffles to bed, Joe helps him take off his ring and his watch, unbuttons his shirt and cuffs and sleeves and takes off his shoes.

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Playing to the audience, Stewart preened and posed his way through the hits, with an array of costume changes that ended with a white ruffled shirt, unbuttoned almost to the navel.

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Navalny spent 295 days in solitary confinement, punished, according to the book, for violations including the top button of his fatigues being unbuttoned.

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He returned a minute later wearing a jean jacket vest, unbuttoned.

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It made sense that he left the suit and tie in the closet when he returned to the studio — he’s the only talk show host still working in the unbuttoned 12:30 a.m. slot.

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