untangle

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Verb

untangle (untangles, present participle untangling; past and past participle untangled)

1. (transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.

   With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

2. (transitive, by extension, figurative) To remove confusion or mystery from.

   It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.

Synonyms

• disentangle

Antonyms

• tangle

Translations

• French: dénatter, dénouer
• German: entwirren
• Portuguese: desembaraçar
• Spanish: desenredar

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