detangle en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English tangle English detangle From de- + tangle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To disentangle, remove tangles from (especially hair).
We know that mycorrhizal fungi form and re-form their connections with plants, tangling, detangling and retangling.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 190:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| detangled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| detangled | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| detangles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| detangling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |