dénouer

Definitions of dénouer
  1. verb
    undo the ties of
    synonyms: déboutonner, délier, démêler
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    antonyms:
    attacher, lier
    fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord
    type of:
    déboutonner, détacher, réparer
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
  2. verb
    cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
    synonyms: déboutonner, détacher, réparer
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    déboutonner, délier, démêler
    undo the ties of
    décrocher, détacher
    unfasten or release from or as if from a hitch
    détacher
    cause to become undone
    déboutonner
    undo the buttons of
    débrouiller, démêler
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
    débrouiller, démêler
    separate the tangles of
    déplier, étendre
    spread out or open from a closed or folded state
    dételer
    remove the yoke from
    déharnacher, dételer
    remove the harness from
    dérouler
    unwind or untwist
    type of:
    inverser
    change to the contrary
  3. verb
    disentangle
    synonyms: démêler, effiler
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    antonyms:
    embrouiller, emmêler
    tangle or complicate
    type of:
    débrouiller, démêler
    extricate from entanglement
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