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Definition of Disentangle
1. Verb. Release from entanglement of difficulty. "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
Generic synonyms: Disengage, Free
Derivative terms: Disentanglement, Extrication, Untangling
2. Verb. Extricate from entanglement. "They disentangle their hair "; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
Generic synonyms: Order
Specialized synonyms: Loosen, Tease, Tease Apart, Ravel, Ravel Out, Unravel
Derivative terms: Disentanglement, Unsnarling
Antonyms: Entangle, Snarl
3. Verb. Free from involvement or entanglement. "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"
Generic synonyms: Discharge, Free
Derivative terms: Disentanglement
4. Verb. Separate the tangles of.
Specialized synonyms: Roll Out, Straighten, Uncoil
Generic synonyms: Undo
Derivative terms: Disentanglement
5. Verb. Smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb. "They disentangle their hair "; "Comb the wool"
Specialized synonyms: Sleek Down, Slick, Slick Down, Fluff, Tease
Generic synonyms: Groom, Neaten
Derivative terms: Comb, Comb, Comb, Combing, Comb-out, Disentanglement
Definition of Disentangle
1. v. t. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to straighten out; as, to disentangle a skein of yarn.
Definition of Disentangle
1. Verb. (transitive) To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To unravel a mystery etc ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To become free or untangled ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Disentangle
1. [v -GLED, -GLING, -GLES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disentangle
Literary usage of Disentangle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"To remove the confusion or perplexity; to disentangle, to place in order ; to
make clear or plain, to evolve. In each case, Un may be neg. ; but see To ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"... in the cotton-manufacture ; the object being to open and disentangle the locks
of wool, and cleanse them from sandy and other loose impurities. ..."
3. The Homes of the New World: Impressions of America by Fredrika Bremer (1853)
"It is good, it is excellent that every one should early learn to disentangle
their thoughts, to express themselves well and clearly, and for this purpose ..."
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