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disentangle definition

dis·en·tan·gle (dis′in taŋ′gəl)

transitive verb disentangled -·gled, disentangling -·gling

  1. to free from something that entangles, confuses, etc.; extricate; disengage
  2. to straighten out (anything tangled, confused, etc.); unravel; untangle

intransitive verb

to get free from a tangle

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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