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untangle

un·tan·gle

untangle

 
pronunciation:
uhn taeng gl
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: verb
inflections: untangles, untangling, untangled
definition 1: to free from a tangled or snarled condition.
Please help me untangle the telephone cord.
antonyms:
entangle, tangle
definition 2: to make clear; make order out of; straighten out.
The professor untangled the mystery of the missing monkey.
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