Untwist

Untwist
Untwist Un*twist", v. t. [1st pref. un- + twist.] [1913 Webster] 1. To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as that which is twisted; to untwine. [1913 Webster]

If one of the twines of the twist do untwist, The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist. --Wallis. [1913 Webster]

2. To untie; to open; to disentangle. --Milton. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • untwist — Date: 1538 transitive verb to separate the twisted parts of ; untwine intransitive verb to become untwined …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • untwist — /un twist /, v.t., v.i. to bring or come out of a twisted condition. [1530 40; UN 2 + TWIST] * * * …   Universalium

  • untwist — verb Remove a twist (from) …   Wiktionary

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  • untwist — v. undo something that is twisted; untie a knot; solve …   English contemporary dictionary

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