UNTWINE


Meaning of UNTWINE in English

“+ verb

Etymology: Middle English untwinen, from un- (II) + twinen to twine

transitive verb

1.

a. : to break up : dissolve

untwine the ties of custom which bind a people to the established and the old — William Hamilton †1856

b. : to unwind the twisted or tangled parts of

untwines the ball of thread

c. : disentangle , unclasp

2. : to remove by unwinding

intransitive verb

: to become disentangled or unwound

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