disentangle

ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl

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Definition of disentangle - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

untangle

tr.

free something from being tangled or knotted

tr.

She disentangled the necklace from her hair.

unravel

untangle

clarify

tr.

make a complicated situation easier to understand

tr.

The lawyer helped disentangle the legal complexities.

clarify

simplify

untangle

extricate

tr.

remove someone or something from a difficult situation

tr.

They managed to disentangle themselves from the contract.

extricate

free

untangle

knots

intr.

become free from a tangled state

intr.

The kite string disentangled as the wind blew.

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Origin of disentangle

Latin, dis- (apart) + entangle (to twist)

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inextricable

adj.

cannot separate

impossible to disentangle or separate

disembarrass

clarity

disentangle or distinguish two things

unbraid

hair

disentangle the strands of a braid

unsnarl

disentangle

free from a tangled or knotted condition

Examples of disentangle in a sentence

The fisherman worked to disentangle the net from the rocks.
He worked to disentangle the financial reports.
The mediator helped disentangle the conflicting stories.
She tried to disentangle her emotions from the situation.
He needed help to disentangle the wires.
After a few minutes, the cords disentangled on their own.

The necklace chain slowly disentangled in the water.

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French:démêler, clarifier, ...
German:entwirren, klären, ...
Italian:districare, chiarire, ...
Spanish:desenredar, aclarar, ...
Portuguese:desembaraçar, esclarecer, ...
Chinese:解开, 梳理, ...
Japanese:解く, 解きほぐす, ...
Arabic:نَشَر, فَصَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַתִּיר, לְהַבְהִיר, ...
Russian:распутать, разобраться, ...
Ukrainian:розплутати, прояснити, ...
Hindi:सुलझाना, स्पष्ट करना, ...
Bengali:জট খোলা, জট ছাড়ানো, ...
Catalan:desembolicar, aclarir, ...
Czech:rozmotat, rozplést, ...
Danish:rede ud, udrede, ...
Dutch:ontwarren, uit de knoop raken, ...
Greek:ξεμπλέκω, ξεκαθαρίζω, ...
Hungarian:kibogozni, tisztázni, ...
Khmer:ដោះចំណង, ស្រាយបញ្ហាស្មុគស្មាញ, ...
Korean:풀다, 명확히 하다, ...
Persian:باز کردن, روشن کردن, ...
Polish:rozplątać, wyjaśnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):desembaraçar, esclarecer, ...
Romanian:a descurca, a clarifica, ...
Swedish:reda ut, lösa, ...
Thai:คลาย, คลี่คลาย, ...
Turkish:çözmek, açıklığa kavuşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:gỡ rối, làm rõ, ...

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