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
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betie English
- bowtie English
- intertie English
- mistie English
- necktie English
- retie English
- tie English
- tie-out English
- tieback English
- tiebar English
- tiebeam English
- tiebreak English
- tiebreaker English
- tiebreaking English
- tieless English
- tiemaker English
- tiepin English
- tieplate English
- tier English
- tiewig English
- tying English
- un-untieable English
- undertie English
- untieable English
- untier English
- uptie English
- wanty English
- untīġan Old English
- tei Middle English
- untien Middle English
- tei Welsh
- thayi Swati
- tai Sranan Tongo