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to disentangle
01
to carefully free something from knots or twists
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
disentangle
3rd person singular
disentangles
Present participle
disentangling
Past simple
disentangled
Past participle
disentangled
Examples
The fisherman skillfully disentangled the fishing line caught in a clump of seaweed.
02
to make a complicated and confusing situation, argument, etc. simpler and more understandable
Examples
The consultant 's role was to disentangle the complex financial data and present it in a clear report.
03
to smooth and tidy out, typically with a comb
Examples
She disentangled her daughter's hair before school.
04
separate the tangles of
05
to free someone or something from entanglement, involvement, or responsibility
Examples
The government disentangled itself from the failing project.
Lexical Tree
disentangled
disentangler
disentangle
entangle
tangle
