01 v. t. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arr…
imp. & p. p.
Disentangled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Disentangling
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1.
To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to straighten out; as, to disentangle a skein of yarn.
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2.
To extricate from complication and perplexity; disengage from embarrassing connection or intermixture; to disembroil; to set free; to separate.“To disentangle truth from error.” — Stewart.“To extricate and disentangle themselves out of this labyrinth.” — Clarendon.“A mind free and disentangled from all corporeal mixtures.” — Bp. Stillingfleet.
Syn.
To loose; extricate; disembarrass; disembroil; clear; evolve; disengage; separate; detach.