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untie

un·tie

UK/ʌnˈtaɪ/ US/ʌˈntaɪ/ fairly common

verb

1.

undo the ties of

  • “They untied the prisoner”
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2.

cause to become loose

  • “undo the shoelace”
  • “untie the knot”
  • “loosen the necktie”
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Origin

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

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