untwine

[uhn-twahyn]

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

to bring or come out of a twined condition.

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

Related forms

un·twine·a·ble, adjective

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WordNet

untwine
verb
undo what has been twined together; "untwine the strings" [ant: enlace]

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