disentangle
disentangle
Definition
dis·en·tan·gle (dis′in taŋ′gəl)
transitive verb disentangled -·gled, disentangling -·gling
- to free from something that entangles, confuses, etc.; extricate; disengage
- to straighten out (anything tangled, confused, etc.); unravel; untangle
intransitive verb
to get free from a tangle
disentangle
Synonyms
disentangle
Usage Examples
Object
- thread: The concern of the essays in Featherstone's volume is to disentangle the various threads that such questions invariably conflate.
- effect: It was difficult to disentangle the effects of teaching.
- meaning: There's no point drafting convoluted legalese to be sure of precision if people then can't disentangle the meaning.
Used with why or when
- what: When we disentangle what we believe, and what we used to build our universe, is what will exist in our universe.
Modifying Another Word
- carefully: This took a lot of painstaking work, as in some cases I had to carefully disentangle stems before tying them in again.
- n't: There's no point drafting convoluted legalese to be sure of precision if people then ca n't disentangle the meaning.
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