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| 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) |
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1. untangle jumble: to untangle and free things that are muddled, tied, or knotted together
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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.
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3. extricate somebody from situation: to free somebody or yourself from a relationship or complicated situation
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