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un·tie
/
ʌnˈtaɪ
/
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uhn-
tahy
]
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verb,
-tied,
-ty·ing.
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.
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Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
untyen,
Old English
untīegan.
See
un-
2
,
tie
Can be confused:
unite
,
untie
.
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untie
(ʌnˈtaɪ)
—
vb
,
-ties
,
-tying
,
-tied
1.
to unfasten or free (a knot or something that is tied) or (of a knot or something that is tied) to become unfastened
2.
(
tr
) to free from constraint or restriction
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Word Origin & History
untie
O.E. untiegan, from
un-
(2) +
tie
(v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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