unknot

[uhn-not]

verb (used with object), un·knot·ted, un·knot·ting.

to untie by or as if by undoing a knot: to unknot a tie.

Origin:
1590–1600; un-² + knot¹

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WordNet

unknot
verb
become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; "unravel the thread" [syn: unravel] [ant: knot]

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