disentangleverb [ T ]
uk/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/us/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/to separate things that have become joined or confused:
It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies.
I tried to disentangle the wires under my desk.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Separating and dividing
- atomize
- bifurcate
- bifurcation
- bisect
- borderline
- branch
- dismember
- dissociate
- dissociate yourself from sth
- disunite
- divide
- divide/split (sth) down the middle idiom
- drift
- quarter
- ravel
- resolve
- resolve sth into sth
- rive
- riven
- tear 1
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