verb
disentangle
Disentangle (verb) means to undo something that has become tangled or knotted.
verb
1
To undo something that has become tangled or knotted.
"I had to disentangle him from his own shoelaces."
2
To separate something complicated into its individual parts.
"This overlapping is reflective of hybrid languages, where certain features (phonetic, orthographic, semantic, syntactic) are also difficult to disentangle."
— James Lambert, A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity (2018)
3
To come loose from being tangled up.
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What is the meaning of disentangle?
"disentangle" (verb) means to undo something that has become tangled or knotted.
What is another word for disentangle?
Other words for "disentangle" include disencumber, disembroil, unwind, unsnarl, untangle, comb.
What is the opposite of disentangle?
The opposite of "disentangle" is entangle.
What are the different meanings of disentangle?
"disentangle" has 3 main meanings: 1. To undo something that has become tangled or knotted; 2. To separate something complicated into its individual parts; 3. To come loose from being tangled up.
