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un·tan·gle

(ŭn-tăng′gəl)

tr.v. un·tan·gled, un·tan·gling, un·tan·gles

1. To free from a tangle; disentangle. See Synonyms at extricate.

2. To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve: The accountant was unable to untangle the company's finances.

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Noun

untangling - the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

disentanglement, extrication, unsnarling

freeing, liberation, release - the act of liberating someone or something

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