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un·tan·gle
untangle
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
taeng
gl
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
untangles, untangling, untangled |
definition 1: |
to free from a tangled or snarled condition; disentangle.
It took some time to untangle the child's hair.- antonyms:
- entangle, tangle
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definition 2: |
to make order out of; straighten out.
She untangled the mess in our office. |
related words: |
explain, extricate, penetrate |
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