disentangle

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)
to escape from a difficult situation that you are involved in
▪ She had just disentangled herself from a long relationship.
3.) to remove knots from ropes, strings etc that have become twisted or tied together
4.) to separate something from the things that are twisted around it

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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

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

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  • 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… …   English dictionary

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