← BackshareGuessuntwine/ʌnˈtwaɪn/verbTo separate or undo something that is twisted, coiled, or intertwined.He tried to untwine the two ropes that had become knotted together.She carefully untwined the tangled necklace chains.The gardener untwined the vines from the trellis.SynonymsuntangleunravelseparateAntonymstwinetwistentangle