unknit
English
Etymology
From Middle English unknitten, unknetten, uncnütten, from Old English uncnyttan, equivalent to un- + knit.
Verb
unknit (third-person singular simple present unknits, present participle unknitting, simple past and past participle unknitted)
- To unravel.
- Exhaustion will unknit even the ordered mind.
- To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion.
Synonyms
- (undo knitted stitches): tink