untease en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + tease.
Meanings
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To disentangle; to tease apart.
This study made use of the stochasticity preserved by Monte Carlo methods to untease the different sources of synaptic variability.
2002, Kevin M. Franks, A Monte Carlo Model of Synaptic Signaling, page 13:My purpose in this article is to untease that tangled web of philosophy and science which constitutes cognitive science.
1989, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith:Her eyebrows reduced once more to smooth, perfect arcs above her deep-blue eyes, she took off the towel and started running her fingers through her wet hair to untease the knots before winding in the curlers.
2012, Daphne Wright, The Parrot Cage, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unteasing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unteases | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unteased | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unteased | Tense=Past | lexicographic |