untie

[Un*tieĀ·]

Cause to become loose

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To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

Verb
undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner"

Verb
cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"


v. t.
To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

v. t.
To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.

v. t.
To resolve; to unfold; to clear.

v. i.
To become untied or loosed.


Untie

Un*tie" , v. t. [AS. untgan. See 1st Un-, and Tie, v. t.] 1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain.
Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches.
All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
They quicken sloth, perplexities untie.

Untie

Un*tie", v. i. To become untied or loosed.

To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.

To become untied or loosed.

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Usage Examples

Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie.

Misspelled Form

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