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to entangle
01
to interweave or twist into a complex and confusing mass, making separation or unraveling difficult
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
entangle
3rd person singular
entangles
Present participle
entangling
Past simple
entangled
Past participle
entangled
Examples
The vines grew rapidly and began to entangle, forming a dense, impenetrable thicket in the garden.
02
to trap or ensnare something, causing it to become twisted, caught, or intertwined
Transitive: to entangle sb/sth | to entangle sb/sth in sth
Examples
The cat playfully leaped into a pile of yarn, only to become entangled in the threads.
03
to become involved in a complicated or difficult situation
Transitive: to entangle sb in a difficult situation
Examples
The detective uncovered a plot to entangle the innocent witness in a web of false accusations.
Lexical Tree
disentangle
entanglement
entangle
tangle
