Verb: disentangle ,dis-en'tang-gul
- Extricate from entanglement
"Can you disentangle the cord?";
- unsnarl, straighten out
- Free from a complicated or confusing situation
"How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?";
- extricate, untangle, disencumber [archaic], disinvolve [rare], disembroil [archaic]
- Separate the tangles of
"He tried to disentangle the mass of wires behind the TV";
- unwind
- Smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
"disentangle your hair before dinner";
- comb, comb out
Derived forms: disentangled, disentangling, disentangles
Type of: discharge, disengage, free, groom, neaten, order, undo
Antonym: entangle