Definition of DISENTANGLE

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extricate, disentangle, untangle, disencumber, disembarrass mean to free from what binds or holds back. extricate implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation. extricated himself from financial difficulties disentangle and untangle suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things. disentangling fact from fiction untangle a web of deceit disencumber implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down. an article disencumbered of jargon disembarrass suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders. disembarrassed herself of her advisers

Examples of disentangle in a Sentence

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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The disparity could be due to several causes, which are not easy to fully disentangle. — James W Vaupel, Quartz, "How long can humans live?," 2 June 2019 Periodically, scholars undertake to solve what is known as the Socratic problem, shorthand for the attempt to disentangle an accurate, verifiable narrative of the life of the historical Socrates from the available sources. — Jamie James, WSJ, "‘Socrates in Love’ Review: A Vigorous, Brilliant Young Man," 17 May 2019 The actual purposes of the feast may be hard to disentangle, at least beyond the potential camaraderie. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "Study: Ancient Stonehenge Pig Roasts Brought in People From All Over Britain," 13 Mar. 2019 That would disentangle the company from Mr. Deripaska, but not in a way that advances America’s interests. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "Schumer’s Russia Sanctions Gambit," 14 Jan. 2019 But disentangling the film from the current political and cultural climate, Overlord is a shocking, thrilling B-movie ride that works on its own level. — Bryan Bishop, The Verge, "Overlord is a gloriously entertaining piece of B-movie schlock," 9 Nov. 2018 Windows does, of course, contain many individual components, and Microsoft has done a lot of work to disentangle these. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Microsoft’s problem isn’t how often it updates Windows—it’s how it develops it," 20 Oct. 2018 The votes came after two days of bruising debate on the government’s key piece of Brexit legislation — the European Union Withdrawal Bill, intended to disentangle Britain from the 28-nation bloc after four decades of membership. — Washington Post, "UK government defeats pro-EU lawmakers on Brexit, for now," 13 June 2018 In the days after the sanctions were made public, aluminum prices jumped more than 20%, as institutions and investors quickly tried to disentangle themselves from the Russian aluminum giant. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, "U.S. Extends Deadline for Investors to Disentangle From Rusal," 23 Apr. 2018

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