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/un twist"/, v.t., v.i.to bring or come out of a twisted condition.[1530-40; UN-2 + TWIST]
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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,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
untwist — [untwist′] vt., vi. to turn in the opposite direction so as to loosen or separate; untwine … English World dictionary
untwist — index disentangle, simplify (clarify) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
untwist — Date: 1538 transitive verb to separate the twisted parts of ; untwine intransitive verb to become untwined … New Collegiate Dictionary
untwist — verb Remove a twist (from) … Wiktionary
untwist — Synonyms and related words: answer, bottom, clarify, clear up, crack, debug, decipher, decode, disembroil, disentangle, disintricate, disinvolve, divine, do, dope, dope out, explain, fathom, figure out, find out, find the answer, find the… … Moby Thesaurus
untwist — v. undo something that is twisted; untie a knot; solve … English contemporary dictionary
untwist — verb open from a twisted position … English new terms dictionary
untwist — v. a. Disentangle, ravel, unravel … New dictionary of synonyms
untwist — un·twist … English syllables
