v. solvere, resolvere (to untie): laxare, relaxare (to make loose): refigere (to undo what has been fastened or nailed): to loosen the soil, agrum mollire (about trees), ablaqueare: to loose one’s hold, e manibus emittere, or demittere: to loose (a ship), solvere terra, or simply solvere (sc. navem); ancoram or ancoras tollere; oram solvere (☞ ancoras solvere is very rare, ancoras vellere is of doubtful authority.)