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untie definition

un·tie (-tī′)

transitive verb untied -·tied′, untying -·ty′·ing or untieing -·tie′·ing

  1. to loosen, undo, or unfasten (something tied or knotted)
  2. to free, as from difficulty, restraint, etc.
  3. to resolve (perplexities, etc.)

Etymology: ME unteien < OE untigan: see un- & tie

intransitive verb

to become untied

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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