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untie

verb

un·​tie ˌən-ˈtī How to pronounce untie (audio)
untied; untying or untieing

transitive verb

1
: to free from something that ties, fastens, or restrains : unbind
untied our hands
2
a
: to disengage the knotted parts of
untie a shoe
b
: disentangle, resolve
untie a traffic jam

intransitive verb

: to become loosened or unbound

Example Sentences

He untied the package and opened it. She untied the horse from the post.
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

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The first known use of untie was before the 12th century

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