unknit

[ uhn-nit ]

/ ʌnˈnɪt /

to untie or unfasten (a knot, tangle, etc.); unravel (something knitted); undo.

to weaken, undo, or destroy.

to smooth out (something wrinkled).

to become undone.

Origin of unknit

before 1000; Middle English unknytten, Old English uncnyttan. See un-², knit

un·knit·ta·ble, adjective

A loose, disordered, and unknit state needs no shaking, but propping.

History of the United Netherlands, 1584-86, Vol. I. (of IV) Complete |John Lothrop Motley
Because the knot was knit by faith, and must only be unknit of death.

The Growth of English Drama |Arnold Wynne
The most dolorous of all moral tragedies knit and unknit the most often in silence.

Cosmopolis, Complete |Paul Bourget
Change must unknit the very knots of the center of the earth.

The Call of the Canyon |Zane Grey

If they be true love knots 'tis unpossible to unknit them; if false, I never tied them.

The Growth of English Drama |Arnold Wynne

unknit

/ (ʌnˈnɪt) /

to make or become undone, untied, or unravelled

(tr) to loosen, weaken, or destroy to unknit an alliance

(tr) rare to smooth out (a wrinkled brow)