v. t. [ AS. unt&ymacr_;gan. See 1st Un-, and Tie, v. t. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot. [ 1913 Webster ] Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron chain. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ] Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind. [ 1913 Webster ] Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the churches. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the accounts of drunkenness. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear. [ 1913 Webster ] They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ] |