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/ |
- 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
- 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.
- disentangle something to get rid of the twists and knots in something
- He was sitting on the deck disentangling a coil of rope.
compare entangle