disentangle

disentangle
UK [ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡ(ə)l] / US verb [transitive]
Word forms "disentangle":
present tense I/you/we/they disentangle he/she/it disentangles present participle disentangling past tense disentangled past participle disentangled
1)
a) to separate something from the thing that is holding it or is twisted around it
b) to remove knots in rope, wool etc
2) to separate ideas so that they are no longer confused
3) to get yourself out of a situation that you no longer want to be involved in

She was desperate to disentangle herself from the relationship.


English dictionary. 2014.

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  • disentangle — dis en*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disentangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disentangling}.] 1. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • disentangle — I verb arrange, clear, detach, disburden, disconnect, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disinvolve, disjoin, ease, expedire, explicare, exsolvere, extricate, free, liberate, loosen, methodize, organize, release, relieve, relieve of complication …   Law dictionary

  • disentangle — 1590s; see DIS (Cf. dis ) + ENTANGLE (Cf. entangle). Related: Disentangled; disentangling …   Etymology dictionary

  • disentangle — untangle, *extricate, disembarrass, disencumber Analogous words: disengage, *detach: *separate, part, sever, sunder: *free, release, liberate Antonyms: entangle …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • disentangle — [v] unwind, disconnect; solve bail one out*, clear up, detach, discumber, disembroil, disencumber, disengage, disinvolve, emancipate, expand, extricate, free, let go, let off, loose, open, part, resolve, separate, sever, simplify, sort out,… …   New thesaurus

  • disentangle — ► VERB ▪ free from entanglement; untwist …   English terms dictionary

  • disentangle — [dis΄in taŋ′gəl] vt. disentangled, disentangling 1. to free from something that entangles, confuses, etc.; extricate; disengage 2. to straighten out (anything tangled, confused, etc.); unravel; untangle vi. to get free from a tangle… …   English World dictionary

  • disentangle — [[t]dɪ̱sɪntæ̱ŋg(ə)l[/t]] disentangles, disentangling, disentangled 1) VERB If you disentangle a complicated or confused situation, you make it easier to understand or manage to understand it, by clearly recognizing each separate element. [V n] In …   English dictionary

  • disentangle — v. (D; refl., tr.) to disentangle from * * * [ˌdɪsɪn tængl] (D; refl., tr.) to disentangle from …   Combinatory dictionary

  • disentangle — dis|en|tan|gle [ˌdısınˈtæŋgəl] v [T] 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 sb/sth)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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