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DISENTANGLE

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 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

Example:

comb the wool

Synonyms:

comb; comb out; disentangle

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

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 the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They disentangle their hair

Derivation:

disentanglement (the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Extricate from entanglement

Example:

Can you disentangle the cord?

Synonyms:

disentangle; straighten out; unsnarl

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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)

Derivation:

disentanglement (the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Separate the tangles of

Synonyms:

disentangle; unwind

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

Derivation:

disentanglement (the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Release from entanglement of difficulty

Example:

I cannot extricate myself from this task

Synonyms:

disencumber; disentangle; extricate; untangle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

Derivation:

disentanglement (the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Free from involvement or entanglement

Example:

How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?

Synonyms:

disembroil; disentangle; disinvolve

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

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

discharge; free (free from obligations or duties)

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

disentanglement (the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition)

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