untangle en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/ (General-American)
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Etymology
From un- + tangle.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.
With gentle combing, untangle your hair.
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(broadly, figuratively, transitive) To remove confusion or mystery from.
It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| untangling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untangles | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| untangled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| untangled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Synonyms
disentangle · unravel · foul · implicate · entangle · ensnare · tangle · imply · demystify · tease out · disentangle · unravel · enmesh · snarl · ravel · mat · untangle · feeze · tangle · unsnarl · ensnarl · involve
Translations (24)
fr démêler (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · pl rozplątywać (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · cs rozmotat (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · fr dénouer (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · mi ui (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · bg оправям нещо объркано (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · fr débrouiller (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · ca desembullar (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · gl escarpear (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · cs rozuzlovat (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · pl rozplątać (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · mi wete (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · it sgrovigliare (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · pl odplatać (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · la expediō (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · pt desembaraçar (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · es desenredar (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · om hiikuu (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · pl odpleść (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · de entwirren (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · hu kibogoz (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · es desenmarañar (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · nl ontwarren (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle) · fr dénatter (to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle)