disentangle

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US /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ See IPA manual

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verb
to free from knots, confusion, or complication

She tried to disentangle the truth from the rumors.

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1 verb · to free from knots,... untangle unravel extricate unknot unsnarl free clarify

Opposites

entangle tangle snarl knot complicate

Word family

Derived forms disentanglement

Related forms entangle tangle

Etymology

From dis- ('reversal') + entangle; entangle from en- ('in') + tangle, a word of Scandinavian origin (compare dialectal Swedish taggla 'to disorder').

taggla Old Norse

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# disentangle

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl
**IPA (UK):** ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl

## Meanings
1. to free from knots, confusion, or complication

## Examples
- She tried to disentangle the truth from the rumors.

## Synonyms
- untangle
- unravel
- extricate
- unknot
- unsnarl
- free
- clarify

## Antonyms
- entangle
- tangle
- snarl
- knot
- complicate

## Derived Forms
- disentanglement

## Related Forms
- entangle
- tangle

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: taggla

## Etymology
From dis- ('reversal') + entangle; entangle from en- ('in') + tangle, a word of Scandinavian origin (compare dialectal Swedish taggla 'to disorder').

## AI Etymology
Disentangle comes from dis- ('reversal') + entangle; entangle from en- ('in') + tangle, a word of Scandinavian origin (compare dialectal Swedish taggla 'to disorder'). The historical trail runs through Old Norse taggla. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to free from knots, confusion, or complication. Derived formations include disentanglement; related forms include entangle, tangle.

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