to disentangle rope, Figurative. to disentangle fact from fancy. The police tried to disentangle the confused victim's story.
SYNONYM(S): disengage, extricate.Nylon rope often disentangles more easily than hemp.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dis|en|tan|gle|ment — «DIHS ehn TANG guhl muhnt», noun. 1. the act of disentangling. 2. the state of being disentangled … Useful english dictionary
dis·en·tan·gle — … Useful english dictionary
tan — ac·coun·tan·cy; ac·er·tan·nin; ac·e·tan·nin; ace·tyl·tan·nic; ace·tyl·tan·nin; ad·ju·tan·cy; af·fret·tan·do; al·bu·tan·nin; al·len·tan·do; an·na·pol·i·tan; ar·gen·tan; ba·tan; ba·tan·gan; ben·e·ven·tan; bho·tan; bhu·tan; bi·tan·hol; bla·tan·cy;… … English syllables
disentangle — dis•en•tan•gle [[t]ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəl[/t]] v. gled, gling 1) cvb to free from entanglement; untangle; extricate 2) cvb to become disentangled • Etymology: 1590–1600 dis en•tan′gle•ment, n. dis en•tan′gler, n … From formal English to slang
disentangle — dis|en|tan|gle [ˌdısınˈtæŋgəl] v [T] 1.) to separate different ideas or pieces of information that have become confused together ▪ It s very difficult to disentangle fact from fiction in what she s saying. 2.) disentangle yourself (from sb/sth)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
disentangle — dis|en|tan|gle [ ,dısın tæŋgl ] verb transitive 1. ) to separate something from the thing that is holding it or is twisted around it a ) to remove knots in rope, wool, etc. 2. ) to separate ideas so that they are no longer confused 3. ) to get… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disentangle — dis en*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disentangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disentangling}.] 1. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disentangled — disentangle dis en*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disentangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disentangling}.] 1. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disentanglement — Dis en*tan gle*ment, n. The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties. Warton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Disentangling — disentangle dis en*tan gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disentangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disentangling}.] 1. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
