"untease" meaning in English

See untease in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unteases [present, singular, third-person], unteasing [participle, present], unteased [participle, past], unteased [past]
Etymology: From un- + tease. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|tease}} un- + tease Head templates: {{en-verb}} untease (third-person singular simple present unteases, present participle unteasing, simple past and past participle unteased)
  1. To disentangle; to tease apart.

Inflected forms

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