Definition of disentangle
transitive verb
: to free from entanglement : unravel
intransitive verb
: to become disentangled
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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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Making the transition is fraught with risks, and HP has stumbled badly with its first steps down the path of disentangling its software and hardware businesses.
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playDefinition of disentangle for English Language Learners
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: to separate (things that are twisted together or caught on one another)
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: to remove the twists or knots in (something)
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