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dis·en·tan·gle D0265900 (dĭs′ĕn-tăng′gəl)v. dis·en·tan·gled, dis·en·tan·gling, dis·en·tan·gles v.tr.1. To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free. See Synonyms at extricate.2. To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.v.intr. To become free of entanglement. dis′en·tan′gle·ment n.disentangle (ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl) vb1. to release or become free from entanglement or confusion2. (tr) to unravel or work out ˌdisenˈtanglement ndis•en•tan•gle (ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəl) v. -gled, -gling. v.t. 1. to free from entanglement; untangle; extricate. v.i. 2. to become disentangled. [1590–1600] dis`en•tan′gle•ment, n. dis`en•tan′gler, n. disentangle Past participle: disentangled Gerund: disentangling
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disentangle | disentangle |
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I disentangle | you disentangle | he/she/it disentangles | we disentangle | you disentangle | they disentangle |
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I disentangled | you disentangled | he/she/it disentangled | we disentangled | you disentangled | they disentangled |
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I am disentangling | you are disentangling | he/she/it is disentangling | we are disentangling | you are disentangling | they are disentangling |
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I have disentangled | you have disentangled | he/she/it has disentangled | we have disentangled | you have disentangled | they have disentangled |
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I was disentangling | you were disentangling | he/she/it was disentangling | we were disentangling | you were disentangling | they were disentangling |
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I had disentangled | you had disentangled | he/she/it had disentangled | we had disentangled | you had disentangled | they had disentangled |
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I will disentangle | you will disentangle | he/she/it will disentangle | we will disentangle | you will disentangle | they will disentangle |
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I will have disentangled | you will have disentangled | he/she/it will have disentangled | we will have disentangled | you will have disentangled | they will have disentangled |
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I will be disentangling | you will be disentangling | he/she/it will be disentangling | we will be disentangling | you will be disentangling | they will be disentangling |
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I have been disentangling | you have been disentangling | he/she/it has been disentangling | we have been disentangling | you have been disentangling | they have been disentangling |
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I will have been disentangling | you will have been disentangling | he/she/it will have been disentangling | we will have been disentangling | you will have been disentangling | they will have been disentangling |
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I had been disentangling | you had been disentangling | he/she/it had been disentangling | we had been disentangling | you had been disentangling | they had been disentangling |
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I would disentangle | you would disentangle | he/she/it would disentangle | we would disentangle | you would disentangle | they would disentangle |
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I would have disentangled | you would have disentangled | he/she/it would have disentangled | we would have disentangled | you would have disentangled | they would have disentangled | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | disentangle - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"disencumber, extricate, untangledisengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" | | 2. | disentangle - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"unsnarl, straighten outorder - bring order to or into; "Order these files"tease apart, loosen, tease - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"ravel, ravel out, unravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord" | | 3. | disentangle - free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"disembroil, disinvolvedischarge, free - free from obligations or duties | | 4. | disentangle - separate the tangles of unwindroll out, straighten - straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"uncoil - unwind or untwist | | 5. | disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"comb out, combsleek down, slick down, slick - give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"fluff, tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effectneaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed" |
disentangleverb1. resolve, clear (up), work out, sort out, clarify, simplify The author brilliantly disentangles complex debates.2. free, separate, loose, detach, sever, disconnect, extricate, disengage They are looking at ways to disentangle him from this situation.3. untangle, unravel, untwist, unsnarl The rope could not be disentangled and had to be cut.disentangleverbTo free from an entanglement:clear, disengage, disinvolve, extricate, untangle.Translationsdisentangle (disinˈtӕŋgl) verb to free from being tangled; to unravel. The bird could not disentangle itself from the net. 解開,解脫 解开,解脱 ˌdisenˈtanglement noun 解開 解开disentangle
disentangle (someone or something) from (someone or something)To untangle someone or something from someone or something else. There are so many cords plugged into this outlet that it will take us all day to disentangle each from the other. I had to disentangle the twins from each other a few times when they started fighting over a toy, but otherwise they were very well behaved.See also: disentangledisentangle someone or something from someone or somethingto untangle someone or something from someone or something. I helped disentangle Tony from the coils of ropes he had stumbled into. They worked feverishly to disentangle the dolphin from the net. He disentangled himself from the net.See also: disentangledisentangle Related to disentangle: untangleSynonyms for disentangleverb resolveSynonyms- resolve
- clear (up)
- work out
- sort out
- clarify
- simplify
verb freeSynonyms- free
- separate
- loose
- detach
- sever
- disconnect
- extricate
- disengage
verb untangleSynonyms- untangle
- unravel
- untwist
- unsnarl
Synonyms for disentangleverb to free from an entanglementSynonyms- clear
- disengage
- disinvolve
- extricate
- untangle
Synonyms for disentangleverb release from entanglement of difficultySynonyms- disencumber
- extricate
- untangle
Related Wordsverb extricate from entanglementSynonymsRelated Words- order
- tease apart
- loosen
- tease
- ravel
- ravel out
- unravel
Antonymsverb free from involvement or entanglementSynonymsRelated Wordsverb separate the tangles ofSynonymsRelated Words- roll out
- straighten
- undo
- uncoil
verb smoothen and neaten with or as with a combSynonymsRelated Words- sleek down
- slick down
- slick
- fluff
- tease
- neaten
- groom
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