untie

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To undo something that is tied, such as a knot or laces

   She bent down to untie her shoelaces.

2. 2
   verb

   To free a person or animal from being tied up

   They untied the prisoner and let him go.

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

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