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unthrifty | unthrone | untidily | untidiness | untidy | untie | untied | untier | untighten | until | until now

untie

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Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
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un=tie
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8 in 8 verses (in NT : 8 in 8 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

untiev. t. [AS. unt. See 1st Un-, and Tie, v. t.].
  •  To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.  [1913 Webster]
    "Sacharissa's captive fain
    Would untie his iron chain.
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.  [1913 Webster]
    "Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
    Against the churches.
    "  [1913 Webster]
    "All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness."  [1913 Webster]
  •  To resolve; to unfold; to clear.  [1913 Webster]
    "They quicken sloth, perplexities untie."  [1913 Webster]
untiev. i. 
     To become untied or loosed.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

untie, v.tr. (pres. part. untying)
1 undo (a knot etc.).
2 unfasten the cords etc. of (a package etc.).
3 release from bonds or attachment.

Etymology
OE untigan (as UN-(2), TIE)

THESAURUS

untie

cast off, detach, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disentangle, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove, take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton, uncage, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue, unhandcuff, unhobble, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock, unloose, unloosen, unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion, unscramble, unshackle, unstick, unstrap, untangle, untether, untruss, untwine, unyoke, weigh anchor

ROGET THESAURUS

untie

Liberation

VB liberate, free, set free, set clear, set at liberty, render free, emancipate, release, enfranchise, affranchise, manumit, enlarge, disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss, let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip, cast adrift, turn adrift, deliver, absolve, unfetter &c, untie, loose, loosen, relax, unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash, disengage, disentangle, clear, extricate, unloose, gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty, get rid of, get clear of, deliver oneself from, shake off the yoke, slip the collar, break loose, break prison, tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels, escape.


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