untie

English

/ʌnˈtaɪ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
  • (transitive) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
  • To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
  • (intransitive) To become untied or loosed.
  • (programming) In the Perl programming language, to undo the process of tying, so that a variable uses default instead of custom functionality.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English untien inherited from Old English untīġan (untie) prefix from English tie.

Origin

English

tie

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