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View synonyms for untwine

untwine

[ uhn-twahyn ]

verb (used with or without object)

, un·twined, un·twin·ing.
  1. to bring or come out of a twined condition.


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Other Words From

  • un·twinea·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of untwine1

1300–50; Middle English untwinen; un- 2, twine 1
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Example Sentences

Call up thy spirits, And, if they can, now let them from my hand Untwine these witching hairs.

Untwine me from the mass / Of deeds which make up life, one deed / Power shall fall short in or exceed.

And they had parted in the hey-day of youth, young and ardent, with arms passionately loth to untwine.

You do need assistance,” she replied, endeavoring to untwine the vines twisted about his shoulders, “now turn around.

When they had once seen it, they began to untwine their coils and to crawl toward it, like young girls hurrying to the bath.

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