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Variant of untie

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
untied Synonyms

untied

modif.

unfastened, slack, unbound; see free 2, 3, loose 1.

untied Usage Examples

Object

  • aid: However, in real terms the reduction of tied aid has not resulted in a proportional increase of untied aid.

Modifying Another Word

  • fully: From 1 April 2001, the UK agreed that all its development assistance would be fully untied.
  • n't: I was in such a hurry I had n't untied her.
  • carefully: Shepherd carefully untied the dirty, bloody bandage and as gently as he could he began to unwind the material.

Browse dictionary entries near untied

  1. ‹ untie
  2. ‹ untidy
  3. ‹ untidiness
  4. ‹ untidily
  5. ‹ untidiest
  6. ‹ untidier
  7. ‹ unthroning
  8. ‹ unthroned
  9. ‹ unthrone
  10. ‹ unthread
  1. untieing ›
  2. until ›
  3. untimeliness ›
  4. untimely ›
  5. untiring ›
  6. untitled ›
  7. unto ›
  8. untold ›
  9. untouchability ›
  10. untouchable ›