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disentangle

[ dis-en-tang-guhl ]

/ ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəl /

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verb (used with or without object), dis·en·tan·gled, dis·en·tan·gling.

to free or become free from entanglement; untangle; extricate (often followed by from).

Origin of disentangle

First recorded in 1590–1600; dis-¹ + entangle

SYNONYMS FOR disentangle

disembarrass, disencumber.

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OTHER WORDS FROM disentangle

dis·en·tan·gle·ment, noun dis·en·tan·gler, noun

Words nearby disentangle

disenfranchise, disengage, disengagement, disenroll, disentail, disentangle, disenthral, disenthrall, disenthrone, disentitle, disentomb

Example sentences from the Web for disentangle

So it's hard to disentangle any possible negative effects from the effects of divorce and other family instability.

Can Gay Marriage Solve Our Adoption Problem? |Megan McArdle |March 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
All of these factors are related to cognitive enhancement, but they're difficult to disentangle.

Busting the Adderall Myth |Casey Schwartz |December 21, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
But how then do we disentangle from this place in a responsible way?

The Hotspots No Speech Can Fix |Leslie H. Gelb |September 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
He formed a chaos of ideas in his head in regard to this sleeve, which he feared to disentangle, and he gave up his common sense.

A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 3 (of 10) |Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

She drew herself up--rebelling hotly--yet not seeing how to disentangle herself from these associates.

The Testing of Diana Mallory |Mrs. Humphry Ward
Therefore, in order to fly she could not merely slip away; she would have to make extra motions to disentangle her dress.

Quaint Courtships |Various
Let us disentangle identification as it occurs in the structure of a neurotic symptom from its rather complicated connections.

Group Psychology and The Analysis of The Ego |Sigmund Freud
The plan proposed would, at least to the eye, disentangle all complications.

American Missionary, Volume 43, No. 12, December, 1889 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for disentangle

disentangle

/ (ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl) /

verb

to release or become free from entanglement or confusion

(tr) to unravel or work out

Derived forms of disentangle

disentanglement, noun