disentangle
dis·en·tan·gle
verb \ˌdis-in-ˈtaŋ-gəl\Definition of DISENTANGLE
transitive verb
: to free from entanglement : unravel
intransitive verb
: to become disentangled
— dis·en·tan·gle·ment \-mənt\ noun
Examples of DISENTANGLE
- <it took forever to disentangle the knot>
- <the years that it took to disentangle ourselves from our troubles after someone started using our social security numbers>
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