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Added 9 October 2026

untie

/ʌnˈtaɪ/ verb

In Latin: solvō Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about untie at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
to untie a knot
To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
To resolve; to unfold; to clear.

Origin

From Middle English untien, unteyen, untyȝen, untiȝen, from Old English untīġan (“to untie”), equivalent to un- + tie.

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