English → Latin
“untie” in Latin
soleōto be accustomed, used to, in the habit ofdissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annullaxōto extend, expand; to open, make wide; to undo, releaseexpediōto free feet from snares; unfasten fetters; lose the shackles; to loosen restraints, unchain, set free, liberate, releas
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
untie
solvere: dissolvere: laxare (to make loose). To untie anything or anybody, aliquid or aliquem nodo vinctum solvere: to untie a knot, nodum solvere, expedire (PROP., or figuratively).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for untie?
- The usual Latin words for “untie” are soleō, dissolvō, laxō; also expediō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.