“+ 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