disentangle[verb]Synonyms: untangle, disconnect, disengage, extricate, free, loose, unravel
Antonyms: entangle, tangle
Contrasted words: enmesh, involve
Related Words: detach,
disengage,
part,
separate,
sever,
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dis‧en‧tan‧gle /ˌdɪsənˈtæŋɡ
əl, ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡ
əl/
verb [transitive]1. to separate different ideas or pieces of information that have become confused together:
It’s very difficult to disentangle fact from fiction in what she’s saying.2. disentangle yourself (from somebody/something) to escape from a difficult situation that you are involved in:
She had just disentangled herself from a long relationship.3. to remove knots from ropes, strings etc that have become twisted or tied together
4. to separate something from the things that are twisted around it
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