disˇenˇtanˇgle
disˇenˇtanˇgle/ˌdisənˈtaNGɡ(ə)l/
verb
free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.
"“I must go,” she said, disentangling her fingers from Gabriel's"
synonyms: extricate, extract, free, remove, disengage, untwine, disentwine, release, liberate, loosen, unloose, detach, unfasten, unclasp, disconnect
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What does disentangle mean?
to separate things that have become joined or confused: disentangle something from something It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from lies. I tried to disentangle the wires under my desk. Synonym. extricate formal.
What does it mean to disentangle yourself from something?
extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation. extricated himself from financial difficulties.
What is a synonym for disentanglement?
Some common synonyms of disentangle are disembarrass, disencumber, extricate, and untangle. While all these words mean "to free from what binds or holds back," disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things.
How do you use disentangled in a sentence?
But the fastest computers of the time weren't fast enough to disentangle them. Efforts are underway to plan how the bridge will be disentangled from the Dali so the ship can be moved. The authors disentangle a fruit bat from a net during the Belize Bat-a-thon.
Disentangle Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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The meaning of DISENTANGLE is to free from entanglement : unravel. How to use disentangle in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Disentangle.
to separate things that have become joined or confused: It's hard to disentangle the truth from all her lies.
to free or become free from entanglement; untangle; extricate (often followed by from ). Synonyms: disencumber, disembarrass
to separate things that have become joined or confused: disentangle something from something It's difficult to disentangle hard fact from myth, or truth from ...
When you disentangle something, you free it from a snarl or tangle. If you have long hair and pierced ears, you've probably had to disentangle an earring ...
1. to separate (things that are twisted together or caught on one another) I can't disentangle [=untangle] the wires/hangers.
If you disentangle something, you separate it from things that are twisted around it, or things that it is twisted or knotted around.
disentangle something (from something) to separate different arguments, ideas, etc. that have become confused
disentangled Add to list Share. Definitions of disentangled. adjective. straightened out. synonyms: loosened, unsnarled.
verb. Definition of disentangled. past tense of disentangle. as in unraveled. to separate the various strands of it took forever to disentangle the knot.
