- untwine
- [ʌnʹtwaın] v
1. 1) распутывать2) распутываться2. 1) раскручивать; расплетать2) раскручиваться; расплетаться3. отделять
to untwine the ties of friendship - порвать узы дружбы
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
untwine
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Untwine — Un*twine , v. t. [1st pref. un + twine.] To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted; to disentangle; to untie. [1913 Webster] It requires a long and powerful counter sympathy in a nation to untwine the ties of custom which bind a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Untwine — Un*twine , v. i. To become untwined. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
untwine — [untwīn′] vt. untwined, untwining [ME untwynen] to undo (something twined or twisted); disentangle or unwind vi. to become untwined … English World dictionary
untwine — Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to unwind the twisted or tangled parts of ; disentangle 2. to remove by unwinding intransitive verb to become disentangled or unwound … New Collegiate Dictionary
untwine — untwineable, adj. /un twuyn /, v.t., v.i., untwined, untwining. to bring or come out of a twined condition. [1300 50; ME untwinen; see UN 2, TWINE1] * * * … Universalium
untwine — verb a) To untwist the strands of something entwined b) To disentangle … Wiktionary
untwine — verb unwind or untwist … English new terms dictionary
untwine — un·twine … English syllables
untwine — un•twine′ v. twined, twin•ing … From formal English to slang
untwine — [c]/ʌnˈtwaɪn/ (say un twuyn) verb (untwined, untwining) –verb (t) 1. to bring out of a twined condition. –verb (i) 2. to come out of a twined condition. {un 2 + twine} …
untwine — v.tr. & intr. untwist, unwind … Useful english dictionary
