UNTIE Definition & Meaning

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untie

[ uhn-tahy ]

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verb (used with object)

untied, untying.

to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
to undo the string or cords of.
to undo, as a cord or a knot; unknot.
to free from restraint.
to resolve, as perplexities.

verb (used without object)

untied, untying.

to become untied.

untie

/ ʌ��ˈ�ٲ�ɪ /

verb

to unfasten or free (a knot or something that is tied) or (of a knot or something that is tied) to become unfastened
tr to free from constraint or restriction

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of untie¹

before 1000; Middle English untyen, Old English �ܲԳ�ī�𲵲��. See un- ², tie

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Under the glare of fluorescent lights in her lab she slowly untied it, piece by piece, to expose the fabric for the first time in more than three decades.

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Since then, Mr Zelensky, along with some European allies and some Democrats in Washington, have urged the US to further “untie” Ukraine’s hands.

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Kyiv is facing its hardest test of the war, and untying its hands on long-range weapons could spur a fightback and upset the Kremlin.

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As people helped untie Davy Lloyd, another group of gunmen appeared and an unidentified person got shot, she said.

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As people were helping to untie Davy Lloyd, another group of armed gunmen showed up, Cornett said.

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