untangle

English

Etymology

un- +‎ tangle

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

Verb

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

to remove tangles or knots

• Czech: rozmotat, rozuzlovat pf
• French: dénatter (fr), dénouer (fr)
• Galician: escarpear (gl)
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• German: entwirren (de)
• Portuguese: desembaraçar (pt)