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UNTANGLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

Example:

unravel the thread

Synonyms:

unknot; unpick; unravel; unscramble; untangle

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

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

"Untangle" entails doing...:

disunite; divide; part; separate (force, take, or pull apart)

Sentence frames:

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

Sense 2

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 "untangle" is one way to...):

disengage; free (free or remove obstruction from)

Sentence frames:

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

Derivation:

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

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