|ən+ verb
Etymology: Middle English unknitten, from Old English uncnyttan, from un- (II) + cnyttan to tie, bind, fasten — more at knit
transitive verb
1. : to cause to become undone or unraveled
unknit that threatening unkind brow — Shakespeare
2. : to cause to become disunited : disperse , dissolve , relax
intransitive verb
: to become unknitted