\Un*tie"\, v. t. [AS. unt?gan. See 1st {Un-}, and {Tie},
v. t.]
1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to
   disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
         Sacharissa's captive fain Would untie his iron
         chain.                                --Waller.
         Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. --Pope.
2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to
   unbind.
         Though you untie the winds, and let them fight
         Against the churches.                 --Shak.
         All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the
         accounts of drunkenness.              --Jer. Taylor.
3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
         They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. --Denham.

\Un*tie"\, v. i.
To become untied or loosed.