DISENTANGLE

Pronunciation (US):

• DISENTANGLE (verb)
  The verb DISENTANGLE has 5 senses:

1. release from entanglement of difficulty
2. extricate from entanglement
3. free from involvement or entanglement
4. separate the tangles of
5. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

  Familiarity information: DISENTANGLE used as a verb is common.

• DISENTANGLE (verb)

Meaning:

Release from entanglement of difficulty

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

disencumber; disentangle; extricate; untangle

Context example:

I cannot extricate myself from this task

Hypernyms (to "disentangle" is one way to...):

disengage; free (free or remove obstruction from)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Meaning:

Extricate from entanglement

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

unsnarl; disentangle; straighten out

Context example:

Can you disentangle the cord?

Hypernyms (to "disentangle" is one way to...):

order (bring order to or into)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disentangle"):

loosen; tease; tease apart (disentangle and raise the fibers of)

ravel; ravel out; unravel (disentangle)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

They disentangle their hair

Antonym:

entangle (twist together or entwine into a confusing mass)

Meaning:

Free from involvement or entanglement

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Synonyms:

disembroil; disinvolve; disentangle

Context example:

How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?

Hypernyms (to "disentangle" is one way to...):

discharge; free (free from obligations or duties)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Meaning:

Separate the tangles of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

unwind; disentangle

Hypernyms (to "disentangle" is one way to...):

undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disentangle"):

roll out; straighten (straighten by unrolling)

uncoil (unwind or untwist)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

comb out; comb; disentangle

Context examples:

comb your hair before dinner / comb the wool

Hypernyms (to "disentangle" is one way to...):

groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "disentangle"):

sleek down; slick; slick down (give a smooth and glossy appearance)

fluff; tease (ruffle (one's hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They disentangle their hair