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Definition of disentangle verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disentangle

verb
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡl/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disentangle
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡl/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡl/
he / she / it disentangles
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡlz/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡlz/
past simple disentangled
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡld/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡld/
past participle disentangled
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡld/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡld/
-ing form disentangling
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡlɪŋ/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡlɪŋ/
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  1. disentangle something (from something) to separate different arguments, ideas, etc. that have become confused
    • It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the official statistics.
    • It is important to disentangle all the factors that may be causing your stress.
    • trying to disentangle fact from fiction
  2. disentangle something/somebody (from something) to free somebody/something from something that has become wrapped or twisted around it or them
    • He tried to disentangle his fingers from her hair.
    • (figurative) She has just disentangled herself from a painful relationship.
  3. disentangle something to get rid of the twists and knots in something
    • He was sitting on the deck disentangling a coil of rope.
  4. compare entangle
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