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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untack

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-tack
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To unfasten (something tacked).

Transitive verb

verb

To remove the tack from.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tack English untack From un- + tack.

Usage

Inflected Forms

untacks (present, singular) untacking (participle, present) untacked (participle, past) untacked (past)

Questions

What does untack mean?
To unfasten (something tacked).
Where does untack come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English tack English untack From un- + tack.

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