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un⋅tie

  [uhn-tahy] verb, -tied, -ty⋅ing.
Use untie in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
2. to undo the string or cords of.
3. to undo, as a cord or a knot; unknot.
4. to free from restraint.
5. to resolve, as perplexities.
–verb (used without object)
6. to become untied.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME untyen, OE untīegan. See un- 2 , tie
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un·tie   (ŭn-tī')   
v.   un·tied, un·ty·ing (ŭn-tī'ĭng), un·ties

v.   tr.

  1. To undo or loosen (a knot or something knotted).

  2. To free from something that binds or restrains: untie a horse from a tree.

  3. To straighten out (difficulties, for example); resolve.

v.   intr.
To become untied.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

untie 
O.E. untiegan, from un- (2) + tie (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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