untie

Definition

To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "to untie a knot"
• "Haſt thou the pretty vvorme of Nylus [an asp] there, / That killes and paines not? / […] / Come thou mortal vvretch, / VVith thy ſharpe teeth this knot intrinſicate, / Of life at once vntye: Poore venomous Foole, / Be angry, and diſpatch."
• "Sacharissa's captive fain / Would untie his iron chain."