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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untether

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
un-teth-er
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undo by removing a tether.

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 tether English untether From un- + tether.

Usage

Inflected Forms

untethers (present, singular) untethering (participle, present) untethered (participle, past) untethered (past)

Questions

What does untether mean?
To undo by removing a tether.
Where does untether 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 tether English untether From un- + tether.

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