elaqueatev.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
transitive. To set free from a noose: to disentangle.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > order > put in (proper) order [verb (transitive)] > reduce to order > disentangle
dismeddle1480
redd1513
untangle1550
unsnarl1555
disintricate1598
unentangle1610
disinvolve1611
elaqueate1656
disentangle1660
dismingle1669
unscramble1923
1656 in T. Blount Glossographia
1721–61 in N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict.
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict. ; and in mod. Dicts.
Derivatives
eˌlaqueˈation n.
ΚΠ
1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Elaqueation, a disentangling, disesntanglement.
1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang.
1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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