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disentangle

dis·en·tan·gle [ dìssən táng g'l ] (past and past participle dis·en·tan·gled, present participle dis·en·tan·gling, 3rd person present singular dis·en·tan·gles)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. untangle jumble: to untangle and free things that are muddled, tied, or knotted together

2. straighten out confusion: to clarify something confusing, or separate and analyze a confusion of ideas
It was hard to disentangle fact from fiction in his account.

3. extricate somebody from situation: to free somebody or yourself from a relationship or complicated situation


dis·en·tan·gle·ment noun
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