loosen vs tease apart

loosen and tease apart both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
loosen	No	No	Yes	No
tease apart	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, loosen and tease apart are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of loosen include tease.

loosen (verb)	tease apart (verb)
become loose or looser or less tight	disentangle and raise the fibers of
make loose or looser
make less dense
disentangle and raise the fibers of
cause to become loose
become less severe or strict
make less severe or strict