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BNC: 14360 COCA: 21565

disentangle

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
disentangle /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgəl/ verb
disentangles; disentangled; disenttangling
disentangle
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgəl/
verb
disentangles; disentangled; disenttangling
Learner's definition of DISENTANGLE
[+ object]
: to separate (things that are twisted together or caught on one another)解开;理顺
often + from
often used figuratively常用作比喻
: to remove the twists or knots in (something)解…的结

— disentanglement

/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgəlmənt/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 14360 COCA: 21565

disentangle

verb

dis·​en·​tan·​gle ˌdis-in-ˈtaŋ-gəl How to pronounce disentangle (audio)
disentangled; disentangling; disentangles

transitive verb

: to free from entanglement : unravel
disentanglement noun
Choose the Right Synonym for disentangle

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

Example Sentences

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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Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of disentangle was in 1598
BNC: 14360 COCA: 21565

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