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untangle
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un·tan·gle

transitive verb \ˌən-ˈtaŋ-gəl\

Definition of UNTANGLE

: to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out <untangle a knot> <untangle a mystery>

Examples of UNTANGLE

  1. She carefully untangled the child's hair.
  2. He untangled the garden hose.

First Known Use of UNTANGLE

1550

Related to UNTANGLE

Synonyms
disentangle, ravel (out), unbraid, unlay, unsnarl, unravel, untwine, untwist, unweave
Antonyms
entangle, snarl, tangle
See Synonym Discussion at extricate

Rhymes with UNTANGLE

embrangle, entangle, face angle, pentangle, quadrangle, rectangle, right angle, round angle, straight angle, triangle, wide-angle

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