unknit

[ uhn-nit ]

/ ʌnˈnɪt /

verb (used with object), un·knit·ted or un·knit, un·knit·ting.

to untie or unfasten (a knot, tangle, etc.); unravel (something knitted); undo.

to weaken, undo, or destroy.

to smooth out (something wrinkled).

verb (used without object), un·knit·ted or un·knit, un·knit·ting.

to become undone.

Origin of unknit

before 1000; Middle English unknytten,Old English uncnyttan.See un-², knit

OTHER WORDS FROM unknit

un·knit·ta·ble, adjective

Words nearby unknit

unkennel, unkind, unkindest cut, unkindly, unknightly, unknit, unknot, unknowable, unknowing, unknown, unknown quantity

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Example sentences from the Web for unknit

A loose, disordered, and unknit state needs no shaking, but propping.
History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete|John Lothrop Motley
Because the knot was knit by faith, and must only be unknit of death.
The Growth of English Drama|Arnold Wynne
The most dolorous of all moral tragedies knit and unknit the most often in silence.
Cosmopolis, Complete|Paul Bourget
Change must unknit the very knots of the center of the earth.
The Call of the Canyon|Zane Grey

If they be true love knots 'tis unpossible to unknit them; if false, I never tied them.
The Growth of English Drama|Arnold Wynne

British Dictionary definitions for unknit

unknit

/ (ʌnˈnɪt) /

verb -knits, -knitting, -knitted or -knit

to make or become undone, untied, or unravelled

(tr) to loosen, weaken, or destroyto unknit an alliance

(tr) rare to smooth out (a wrinkled brow)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	unknit
释义	unknit [ uhn-nit ] / ʌnˈnɪt / verb (used with object), un·knit·ted or un·knit, un·knit·ting. to untie or unfasten (a knot, tangle, etc.); unravel (something knitted); undo. to weaken, undo, or destroy. to smooth out (something wrinkled). verb (used without object), un·knit·ted or un·knit, un·knit·ting. to become undone. Origin of unknit before 1000; Middle English unknytten,Old English uncnyttan.See un-², knit OTHER WORDS FROM unknit un·knit·ta·ble, adjective Words nearby unknit unkennel, unkind, unkindest cut, unkindly, unknightly, unknit, unknot, unknowable, unknowing, unknown, unknown quantity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unknit A loose, disordered, and unknit state needs no shaking, but propping. History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete\|John Lothrop Motley Because the knot was knit by faith, and must only be unknit of death. The Growth of English Drama\|Arnold Wynne The most dolorous of all moral tragedies knit and unknit the most often in silence. Cosmopolis, Complete\|Paul Bourget Change must unknit the very knots of the center of the earth. The Call of the Canyon\|Zane Grey If they be true love knots 'tis unpossible to unknit them; if false, I never tied them. The Growth of English Drama\|Arnold Wynne British Dictionary definitions for unknit unknit / (ʌnˈnɪt) / verb -knits, -knitting, -knitted or -knit to make or become undone, untied, or unravelled (tr) to loosen, weaken, or destroyto unknit an alliance (tr) rare to smooth out (a wrinkled brow) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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