untangle

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ tangle.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

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• Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

Verb

untangle (third-person singular simple present untangles, present participle untangling, simple past and past participle untangled)

1. (transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.

   With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

2. (transitive, by extension, figurative) To remove confusion or mystery from.

   It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.

Synonyms

• disentangle

Antonyms

• tangle

Translations

to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle

• Bulgarian: оправям нещо объркано (opravjam nešto obǎrkano)
• Catalan: desembullar (ca)
• Czech: rozmotat, rozuzlovat pf
• French: dénatter (fr), dénouer (fr)
• Galician: escarpear (gl)
• German: entwirren (de)
• Hungarian: kibogoz (hu)
• Italian: sgrovigliare
• Latin: expediō (la)
• Maori: ui, wete
• Oromo: hiikuu
• Portuguese: desembaraçar (pt)
• Spanish: desenredar (es)