untie
verb/dɨzɐˈtaɾ/medium
de·sa·tar
Definitions
1To undo or unfasten something that is tied.
He struggled to untie the knot in the fishing line.
Please untie the boat from the dock.
Common collocations
untie the knotuntie the ropesuntie one's hands
2To start suddenly and forcefully (an action or emotional state).
She burst into tears when she heard the news.
The children burst out laughing at the joke.
Common collocations
burst into tearsburst out laughingbreak into a run
Idiomatic expressions
- burst into tears
- burst out laughing
Etymology
Do prefixo 'des-' (ação contrária) + 'atar' (do latim 'aptare', 'adaptar', 'ajustar').