verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (from sth) to separate different arguments, ideas, etc. that have become confused:
It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the official statistics. * It is important to disentangle all the factors that may be causing your stress.
2 ~ sth/sb (from sth) to free sb/sth from sth that has become wrapped or twisted around it or them:
He tried to disentangle his fingers from her hair. * (figurative) She has just disentangled herself from a painful relationship.
3 to get rid of the twists and knots in sth:
He was sitting on the deck disentangling a coil of rope.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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