[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

untie \untie"\, v. t. as. unt=ygan. see 1st un-, and
   tie, v. t.
   1913 webster
   1. to loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to
      disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
      1913 webster

            sacharissa's captive fain
            would untie his iron chain.           --waller.
      1913 webster

            her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. to free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to
      unbind.
      1913 webster

            though you untie the winds, and let them fight
            against the churches.                 --shak.
      1913 webster

            all the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the
            accounts of drunkenness.              --jer. taylor.
      1913 webster

   3. to resolve; to unfold; to clear.
      1913 webster

            they quicken sloth, perplexities untie. --denham.
      1913 webster
see also:
un- tie 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

untie \untie"\, v. i.
   to become untied or loosed.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

untie
     v 1: undo the ties of; "they untied the prisoner" syn: unbrace,
           unlace ant: tie
     2: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the
        knot"; "loosen the necktie" syn: undo, loosen
     also: untying
see also:
unbrace unlace tie undo loosen untying 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

52 moby thesaurus words for "untie":
   cast off, detach, disembarrass, disembroil, disencumber, disengage,
   disentangle, doff, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, remove,
   take off, unbar, unbind, unbolt, unbridle, unbuckle, unbutton,
   uncage, unchain, unclasp, undo, unfasten, unfetter, ungag, unglue,
   unhandcuff, unhobble, unlace, unlash, unlatch, unleash, unlock,
   unloose, unloosen, unmanacle, unmuzzle, unpen, unpinion,
   unscramble, unshackle, unstick, unstrap, untangle, untether,
   untruss, untwine, unyoke, weigh anchor

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