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Webster 1913 Edition
Untie
1.
To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of;
as, to
. untie
a knotSacharissa’s captive fain
Would
Would
untie
his iron chain. Waller.
Her snakes
untied
, sulphurous waters drink. Pope.
2.
To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
Though you
Against the churches.
untie
the winds, and let them fightAgainst the churches.
Shakespeare
All the evils of an
untied
tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor.
3.
To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
They quicken sloth, perplexities
untie
. Denham.
Un-tie′
,Verb.
I.
To become untied or loosed.
Webster 1828 Edition
Untie
UNTI'E
, v.t.1.
To loosen, as a knot; to disengage the parts that form a knot. Untie the knot.2.
To unbind; to free from any fastening; as, to untie an iron chain.3.
To loosen from coils or convolution; as snakes untied.4.
To loose; to separate something attached; as, to untie the tongue.5.
To resolve; to unfold; to clear.