untwine

[ uhn-twahyn ]

/ ʌnˈtwaɪn /

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verb (used with or without object), un·twined, un·twin·ing.

to bring or come out of a twined condition.

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Origin of untwine

1300–50; Middle English untwinen;see un-², twine¹

OTHER WORDS FROM untwine

un·twine·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby untwine

untruthful, untuck, untune, unturned, untutored, untwine, untwist, untwisted, untypical, U Nu, ununbium

How to use untwine in a sentence

Call up thy spirits, And, if they can, now let them from my hand Untwine these witching hairs.
The Plays of Philip Massinger|Philip Massinger
Untwine me from the mass / Of deeds which make up life, one deed / Power shall fall short in or exceed.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
And they had parted in the hey-day of youth, young and ardent, with arms passionately loth to untwine.
Fort Amity|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
You do need assistance,” she replied, endeavoring to untwine the vines twisted about his shoulders, “now turn around.
The Bondwoman|Marah Ellis Ryan

When they had once seen it, they began to untwine their coils and to crawl toward it, like young girls hurrying to the bath.
The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I|Various