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unknit
[
uhn-
nit
]
un·knit
/
ʌnˈnɪt
/
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uhn-
nit
]
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verb,
un·knit·ted
or
un·knit,
un·knit·ting.
verb (used with object)
1.
to untie or unfasten (a knot, tangle, etc.); unravel (something knitted); undo.
2.
to weaken, undo, or destroy.
3.
to smooth out (something wrinkled).
verb (used without object)
4.
to become undone.
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to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle.
to flee; abscond:
to spend time idly; loaf.
to run away hurriedly; flee.
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Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
unknytten,
Old English
uncnyttan.
See
un-
2
,
knit
Related forms
un·knit·ta·ble,
adjective
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unknit
(ʌnˈnɪt)
—
vb
,
-knits
,
-knitting
,
-knitted
,
-knit
1.
to make or become undone, untied, or unravelled
2.
(
tr
) to loosen, weaken, or destroy:
to unknit an alliance
3.
rare
(
tr
) to smooth out (a wrinkled brow)
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