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untie

[ uhn-tahy ]
/ ʌnˈtaɪ /
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verb (used with object), un·tied, un·ty·ing.

to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
to undo the string or cords of.
to undo, as a cord or a knot; unknot.
to free from restraint.
to resolve, as perplexities.

verb (used without object), un·tied, un·ty·ing.

to become untied.

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RELATED WORDS

loosen, untangle, disentangle, unhitch, undo, unfasten, unknot, unbind, disengage, extricate, free, unlace

Nearby words

unthought, unthought-of, unthread, unthrone, untidy, untie, until, untimely, untimeous, untinged, untiring

Origin of untie

before 1000; Middle English untyen, Old English untīegan. See un-2, tie

Can be confused

unite untie
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British Dictionary definitions for untie

untie

/ (ʌnˈtaɪ) /

verb -ties, -tying or -tied

to unfasten or free (a knot or something that is tied) or (of a knot or something that is tied) to become unfastened
(tr) to free from constraint or restriction
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