untwinev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈtwʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˌənˈtwaɪn/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a. Compare West Frisian ont-, un-twine, Dutch onttwijnen.

a. transitive. To untwist; to undo by untwisting or disentangling. Frequently in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > uncoil or unwind [verb (transitive)] > untwine or untwist

untwinec1407

outtwinea1500

untwist1538

unknit1599

unravel1603

ravel1607

spret1832

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > untwist, unravel, etc.

untwinec1407

unlacea1450

untwindc1460

untwist1538

unweave1542

distwine1562

feaze1568

unpleat1572

unspin1587

unplat1589

unwreathe1591

unreave1593

unravel1603

ravel1607

unwrithe1611

uncluea1616

unwork1623

unperplex1660

untwirla1703

unlay1726

disentwine1814

unbraid1828

unmesha1849

disintertwine1861

unplait1865

tiffle out1880

unleeze1889

c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 1252 To shewen..How the threde shal be vntwyned Of hir lyf.

1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 43 Or than deth the threed untwyne Of oure fatal web.

1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Bij^v Knitting together true Argumentes and vntwining all knotty Subtiltees.

1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Irelande i. f. 14/1, in Chron. I This knotte (saith our Authour) might be vntwyned with more facilitie thus.

1601 P. Rosseter Bk. of Ayres ii. ix. sig. I2^v The sprites..Affect for pastime to vntwine her tressed haire.

a1656 J. Hales Serm. at Eton (1673) ii. 24 Idleness, Fulness, and Lust, they are a three-fold cord, twisted by the devil, and hardly untwined and severed by any man.

a1687 E. Waller Thyrsis, Galatea 41 Since the Sisters did so soon untwine So fair a thread, I'll strive to piece the line.

1793 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 676 O why should Fate sic pleasure have, Life's dearest bands untwining?

1813 W. Scott Rokeby iii. 135 On his sad brow nor mirth nor wine Could e'er one wrinkled knot untwine.

1847 J. Martineau Endeavours Christian Life II. xxi. 347 Philosophy..endeavours to untwine the finished web of thought.

b. figurative. To dissolve, undo, destroy.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > bring to ruin or put an end to > binding relationships, vows, etc.

unbindc1175

unsteekc1250

loose1340

dissolvec1380

unknita1382

sundera1400

untwinec1400

unsolder1538

unlace1577

untwind1600

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 757 ‘What for twenty,’ quoth þe tolke, ‘vntwynez þou hem þenne?’

a1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxxiii. v With hoost full great of Britons..On Douglas water the Saxons he did vntwine.

1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1445 This goodly flowre with stormis was vntwynde.

a1529 J. Skelton Phyllyp Sparowe (?1545) sig. A.viii O cat.. The fynde was in thy mynde whan thou my byrde untwynde.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cclxxiiij^v So did also the frendshyp..not a litle greue, you & full ofte haue assayed that the same might be vntwyned.

a1561 G. Cavendish Metrical Visions (1980) 411 Whiche caused my welthe full sono to be ontwynd.

1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §5. 322 At the instant when he beginneth to be shaped, he likewise beginneth to be vn-twined.

1625 F. Quarles Sions Sonets ix. 1 The world cannot vntwine The joyfull vnion of His heart, and Mine.

1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xvi. 950 There ends thy Glory! there the Fates untwine The last, black Remnant of so bright a Line.

2. To detach, remove, release, extract, by untwisting. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > twist out or up > by untwining

untwindc1460

untwinea1568

untwist1637

unknock1680

unkey1802

unturn1816

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 24^v Whom all the Siren songes of Italie, could neuer vntwyne from the maste of Gods word.

1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 76 When death hath vntwined my soule from carcas his holding.

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xx. cxxx. 389 His strong arme..She would haue thrust away, loos'd, and vntwined.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 61 Let the stinking-Elder (Greefe) vntwine His perishing roote, with the encreasing Vine.

1799 R. B. Sheridan Pizarro i. i He sued to..untwine the sword from my determined grasp.

1841 R. Browning Pippa Passes Introd., in Bells & Pomegranates No. I 4/2 Untwine me, from the mass Of deeds that make up life.

1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 46/2 Some privy councillor..come to untwine and wheedle your secrets out of you.

3. intransitive. To become untwisted or undone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > become uncoiled or unwound [verb (intransitive)] > untwine or untwist

untwist1589

untwine1592

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > be loosened, unfastened, or undone [verb (intransitive)] > become untwisted or unravelled

feazea1577

untwind1592

untwine1592

to weave out1641

run1642

unravel1815

disentwine1875

1592 Arden of Feversham iv. iv. 80 What, so familiare?.. Vntwyne those armes. Ales. I, with a sugred kisse let them vntwine.

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 14 For strait..his silk'n breades untwine, and slip their knots.

1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iii. 266 Soon shall, I fear me, The sweet bond untwine!

Derivatives

unˈtwining n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun]

keyeOE

undoinga1330

expositiona1340

declarationc1374

declaringc1374

clearingc1380

expoundingc1380

explanationa1382

interpretation1382

exploitingc1390

unfolding1483

explicating1531

explication1537

clearance?1548

elucidation1570

explaining1576

manifestation1576

untwining1577

illustration1581

untwisting1591

eviscerating1599

unclouding1601

enodation1603

opening1611

dilucidation1615

unsnarling1640

declarement1646

enucleation1650

illumination1656

dilucidatinga1660

luciferousness1665

clarifying1677

unravelling1713

disentanglement1751

exegesis1770

disambiguation1827

evisceration1831

keyword1848

clarificationa1866

exponence1880

exponency1880

straightening1900

demystification1964

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > [noun] > untwining or untwisting

untwining1577

untwisting1591

1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande i. f. 1^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I And that our Irishe hystorie..yeeldeth al these commodities, I trust the indifferent reader, vpon the vntwyning thereof, will not denie.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §494 Which is caused by the un~twining of the Beard by the Moisture.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iv. 177 Our thread by often untwining broke it self.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	untwine
释义	untwinev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈtwʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌənˈtwaɪn/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1a. Compare West Frisian ont-, un-twine, Dutch onttwijnen. 1. a. transitive. To untwist; to undo by untwisting or disentangling. Frequently in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > uncoil or unwind [verb (transitive)] > untwine or untwist untwinec1407 outtwinea1500 untwist1538 unknit1599 unravel1603 ravel1607 spret1832 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > untwist, unravel, etc. untwinec1407 unlacea1450 untwindc1460 untwist1538 unweave1542 distwine1562 feaze1568 unpleat1572 unspin1587 unplat1589 unwreathe1591 unreave1593 unravel1603 ravel1607 unwrithe1611 uncluea1616 unwork1623 unperplex1660 untwirla1703 unlay1726 disentwine1814 unbraid1828 unmesha1849 disintertwine1861 unplait1865 tiffle out1880 unleeze1889 c1407 J. Lydgate Reson & Sensuallyte 1252 To shewen..How the threde shal be vntwyned Of hir lyf. 1447 O. Bokenham Lyvys Seyntys (1835) 43 Or than deth the threed untwyne Of oure fatal web. 1551 T. Wilson Rule of Reason sig. Bij^v Knitting together true Argumentes and vntwining all knotty Subtiltees. 1577 R. Holinshed Hist. Irelande i. f. 14/1, in Chron. I This knotte (saith our Authour) might be vntwyned with more facilitie thus. 1601 P. Rosseter Bk. of Ayres ii. ix. sig. I2^v The sprites..Affect for pastime to vntwine her tressed haire. a1656 J. Hales Serm. at Eton (1673) ii. 24 Idleness, Fulness, and Lust, they are a three-fold cord, twisted by the devil, and hardly untwined and severed by any man. a1687 E. Waller Thyrsis, Galatea 41 Since the Sisters did so soon untwine So fair a thread, I'll strive to piece the line. 1793 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) II. 676 O why should Fate sic pleasure have, Life's dearest bands untwining? 1813 W. Scott Rokeby iii. 135 On his sad brow nor mirth nor wine Could e'er one wrinkled knot untwine. 1847 J. Martineau Endeavours Christian Life II. xxi. 347 Philosophy..endeavours to untwine the finished web of thought. b. figurative. To dissolve, undo, destroy. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > destroy [verb (transitive)] > bring to ruin or put an end to > binding relationships, vows, etc. unbindc1175 unsteekc1250 loose1340 dissolvec1380 unknita1382 sundera1400 untwinec1400 unsolder1538 unlace1577 untwind1600 c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 757 ‘What for twenty,’ quoth þe tolke, ‘vntwynez þou hem þenne?’ a1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxxiii. v With hoost full great of Britons..On Douglas water the Saxons he did vntwine. 1523 J. Skelton Goodly Garlande of Laurell 1445 This goodly flowre with stormis was vntwynde. a1529 J. Skelton Phyllyp Sparowe (?1545) sig. A.viii O cat.. The fynde was in thy mynde whan thou my byrde untwynde. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. cclxxiiij^v So did also the frendshyp..not a litle greue, you & full ofte haue assayed that the same might be vntwyned. a1561 G. Cavendish Metrical Visions (1980) 411 Whiche caused my welthe full sono to be ontwynd. 1594 R. Carew tr. J. Huarte Exam. Mens Wits xv. §5. 322 At the instant when he beginneth to be shaped, he likewise beginneth to be vn-twined. 1625 F. Quarles Sions Sonets ix. 1 The world cannot vntwine The joyfull vnion of His heart, and Mine. 1718 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad IV. xvi. 950 There ends thy Glory! there the Fates untwine The last, black Remnant of so bright a Line. 2. To detach, remove, release, extract, by untwisting. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > twist out or up > by untwining untwindc1460 untwinea1568 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > and release > by specific means untwinea1568 untwist1637 unknock1680 unkey1802 unturn1816 a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) i. f. 24^v Whom all the Siren songes of Italie, could neuer vntwyne from the maste of Gods word. 1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iv. 76 When death hath vntwined my soule from carcas his holding. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne xx. cxxx. 389 His strong arme..She would haue thrust away, loos'd, and vntwined. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) iv. ii. 61 Let the stinking-Elder (Greefe) vntwine His perishing roote, with the encreasing Vine. View more context for this quotation 1799 R. B. Sheridan Pizarro i. i He sued to..untwine the sword from my determined grasp. 1841 R. Browning Pippa Passes Introd., in Bells & Pomegranates No. I 4/2 Untwine me, from the mass Of deeds that make up life. 1846 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. in Wks. II. 46/2 Some privy councillor..come to untwine and wheedle your secrets out of you. 3. intransitive. To become untwisted or undone. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > become uncoiled or unwound [verb (intransitive)] > untwine or untwist untwist1589 untwine1592 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > be loosened, unfastened, or undone [verb (intransitive)] > become untwisted or unravelled feazea1577 untwind1592 untwine1592 to weave out1641 run1642 unravel1815 disentwine1875 1592 Arden of Feversham iv. iv. 80 What, so familiare?.. Vntwyne those armes. Ales. I, with a sugred kisse let them vntwine. 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 14 For strait..his silk'n breades untwine, and slip their knots. 1871 B. Taylor tr. J. W. von Goethe Faust II. iii. 266 Soon shall, I fear me, The sweet bond untwine! Derivatives unˈtwining n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > [noun] keyeOE undoinga1330 expositiona1340 declarationc1374 declaringc1374 clearingc1380 expoundingc1380 explanationa1382 interpretation1382 exploitingc1390 unfolding1483 explicating1531 explication1537 clearance?1548 elucidation1570 explaining1576 manifestation1576 untwining1577 illustration1581 untwisting1591 eviscerating1599 unclouding1601 enodation1603 opening1611 dilucidation1615 unsnarling1640 declarement1646 enucleation1650 illumination1656 dilucidatinga1660 luciferousness1665 clarifying1677 unravelling1713 disentanglement1751 exegesis1770 disambiguation1827 evisceration1831 keyword1848 clarificationa1866 exponence1880 exponency1880 straightening1900 demystification1964 the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > [noun] > untwining or untwisting untwining1577 untwisting1591 1577 R. Stanyhurst Treat. Descr. Irelande i. f. 1^v/1, in R. Holinshed Chron. I And that our Irishe hystorie..yeeldeth al these commodities, I trust the indifferent reader, vpon the vntwyning thereof, will not denie. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §494 Which is caused by the un~twining of the Beard by the Moisture. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. iv. 177 Our thread by often untwining broke it self. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1400
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