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dis·en·tan·gle

 (dĭs′ĕn-tăng′gəl)
v. dis·en·tan·gled, dis·en·tan·gling, dis·en·tan·gles
v.tr.
1. To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free. See Synonyms at extricate.
2. To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.
v.intr.
To become free of entanglement.

dis′en·tan′gle·ment n.
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disentangle

(ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəl)
vb
1. to release or become free from entanglement or confusion
2. (tr) to unravel or work out
ˌdisenˈtanglement n
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dis•en•tan•gle

(ˌdɪs ɛnˈtæŋ gəl)

v. -gled, -gling. v.t.
1. to free from entanglement; untangle; extricate.
v.i.
2. to become disentangled.
[1590–1600]
dis`en•tan′gle•ment, n.
dis`en•tan′gler, n.
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disentangle


Past participle: disentangled
Gerund: disentangling

Imperative
disentangle
disentangle
Present
I disentangle
you disentangle
he/she/it disentangles
we disentangle
you disentangle
they disentangle
Preterite
I disentangled
you disentangled
he/she/it disentangled
we disentangled
you disentangled
they disentangled
Present Continuous
I am disentangling
you are disentangling
he/she/it is disentangling
we are disentangling
you are disentangling
they are disentangling
Present Perfect
I have disentangled
you have disentangled
he/she/it has disentangled
we have disentangled
you have disentangled
they have disentangled
Past Continuous
I was disentangling
you were disentangling
he/she/it was disentangling
we were disentangling
you were disentangling
they were disentangling
Past Perfect
I had disentangled
you had disentangled
he/she/it had disentangled
we had disentangled
you had disentangled
they had disentangled
Future
I will disentangle
you will disentangle
he/she/it will disentangle
we will disentangle
you will disentangle
they will disentangle
Future Perfect
I will have disentangled
you will have disentangled
he/she/it will have disentangled
we will have disentangled
you will have disentangled
they will have disentangled
Future Continuous
I will be disentangling
you will be disentangling
he/she/it will be disentangling
we will be disentangling
you will be disentangling
they will be disentangling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disentangling
you have been disentangling
he/she/it has been disentangling
we have been disentangling
you have been disentangling
they have been disentangling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disentangling
you will have been disentangling
he/she/it will have been disentangling
we will have been disentangling
you will have been disentangling
they will have been disentangling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disentangling
you had been disentangling
he/she/it had been disentangling
we had been disentangling
you had been disentangling
they had been disentangling
Conditional
I would disentangle
you would disentangle
he/she/it would disentangle
we would disentangle
you would disentangle
they would disentangle
Past Conditional
I would have disentangled
you would have disentangled
he/she/it would have disentangled
we would have disentangled
you would have disentangled
they would have disentangled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.disentangle - release from entanglement of difficultydisentangle - release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"
disengage, free - free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor"
2.disentangle - extricate from entanglementdisentangle - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"
order - bring order to or into; "Order these files"
tease apart, loosen, tease - disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"
ravel, ravel out, unravel - disentangle; "can you unravel the mystery?"
mat, entangle, snarl, tangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
3.disentangle - free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"
discharge, free - free from obligations or duties
4.disentangle - separate the tangles ofdisentangle - separate the tangles of    
roll out, straighten - straighten by unrolling; "roll out the big map"
undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
uncoil - unwind or untwist
5.disentangle - smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool"
sleek down, slick down, slick - give a smooth and glossy appearance; "slick one's hair"
fluff, tease - ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
neaten, groom - care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"
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disentangle

verb
1. resolve, clear (up), work out, sort out, clarify, simplify The author brilliantly disentangles complex debates.
2. free, separate, loose, detach, sever, disconnect, extricate, disengage They are looking at ways to disentangle him from this situation.
3. untangle, unravel, untwist, unsnarl The rope could not be disentangled and had to be cut.
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disentangle

verb
To free from an entanglement:
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Translations
يَفَكُّ مِن
rozpléstvymotat
frigøre sig
losa; greiîa úr
išnarpliojimasišnarpliotiišpainiotiišsinarpliojimasišsinarplioti
atbrīvotatšķetināt
vyslobodiť sa
kurtarmakkurtulmak

disentangle

[ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgl] VT
1. [+ string, hair] → desenredar, desenmarañar (from de) to disentangle o.s. from (fig) → desenredarse de
2. (fig) [+ problem, mystery] → desentrañar, esclarecer
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disentangle

[ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgəl] vt
(lit) [+ threads] → démêler; [+ knot] → défaire
to disentangle o.s. → se dégager
(fig) [+ feelings, motives] → démêler l'écheveau de; [+ story, plot] → démêler
to disentangle fact from fantasy → séparer le réel de l'imaginaire
to disentangle o.s. from sth → se sortir de qch, se dépêtrer de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

disentangle

vt (lit, fig)entwirren; problem, mystery alsoenträtseln; to disentangle oneself (from something) (lit)sich (aus etw) lösen; (fig)sich (von etw) lösen
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disentangle

[ˈdɪsɪnˈtæŋgl] vt (string, wool) → sbrogliare
to disentangle o.s. from (fig) → districarsi da, sbrogliarsi da
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

disentangle

(disinˈtӕŋgl) verb
to free from being tangled; to unravel. The bird could not disentangle itself from the net.
ˌdisenˈtanglement noun
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The accessibility of Riah proving very useful as to a few hints towards the disentanglement of Eugene's affairs, Lightwood applied himself with infinite zest to attacking and harassing Mr Fledgeby: who, discovering himself in danger of being blown into the air by certain explosive transactions in which he had been engaged, and having been sufficiently flayed under his beating, came to a parley and asked for quarter.
Nevertheless, when we look round and see that hardly anyone is too ugly or disagreeable to find a wife or a husband if he or she wants one, whilst many old maids and bachelors are above the average in quality and culture, we cannot help suspecting that the disentanglement of sex from the associations with which it is so commonly confused, a disentanglement which persons of genius achieve by sheer intellectual analysis, is sometimes produced or aided by parental fascination.
Then she murmured, "How can Cassandra--" but changed her sentence to the opposite of what she meant to say and ended, "how could she herself have been so blind?" But it was unnecessary to follow out such riddles when the presence of Ralph supplied her with more interesting problems, which somehow became involved with the little boat crossing the river, the majestic and careworn City, and the steamers homecoming with their treasury, or starting in search of it, so that infinite leisure would be necessary for the proper disentanglement of one from the other.
At a moderate addition level, MAPP is an effective compatibilizer that improves the interfacial adhesion between PP molecules and CNF, impeding the disentanglements of PP molecules.
PMMA showed a glass transition temperature [T.sub.g] at 108[degrees]C, as determined by DSC, Endothermic peak was observed in the DSC curve at 205[degrees]C, which is characteristic of high molecular weight PMMA and is believed to be due to disentanglements of the high molecular weight chains [8].
One implication of reverberating internal measurement in quantum phenomena is realization of a macroscopic quantum entanglement that can remain robust despite being subject to constant quantum disentanglements from within.
It was attributed to that there were much more chain entanglements in UL-10 due to the high SC and more chain disentanglements occurred in the presence of a lot of LDPE under shearing field.