untangle

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

Verb

untangle (third-person singular simple present untangles, present participle untangling, simple past and past participle untangled)

(transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.
With gentle combing, untangle your hair.
(transitive, by extension, figuratively) To remove confusion or mystery from.
It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.

Synonyms

disentangle

Antonyms

tangle

Translations

to remove tangles or knots

Czech: rozmotat, rozuzlovat pf
French: dénatter (fr), dénouer (fr)
Galician: escarpear (gl)

German: entwirren (de)
Portuguese: desembaraçar (pt)

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