untangle

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ tangle.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

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• Rhymes: -æŋɡəl

Verb

untangle (third-person singular simple present untangles, present participle untangling, simple past and past participle untangled)

1. (transitive) To remove tangles or knots from.

   Synonyms: disentangle, unravel; see also Thesaurus:untangle

   Synonyms: tangle; see also Thesaurus:tangle

   With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

2. (transitive, by extension, figurative) To remove confusion or mystery from.

   Synonym: demystify

   It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.

Translations

to remove tangles or knots — see also disentangle

• Bulgarian: оправям нещо объркано (opravjam nešto obǎrkano)
• Catalan: desembullar (ca)
• Czech: rozmotat, rozuzlovat pf
• Dutch: ontwarren (nl)
• French: dénatter (fr), dénouer (fr), débrouiller (fr), démêler (fr)
• Galician: escarpear (gl)
• German: entwirren (de)
• Hungarian: kibogoz (hu)
• Italian: sgrovigliare
• Latin: expediō (la)
• Māori: ui, wete
• Oromo: hiikuu
• Polish: odplatać impf, odpleść pf, rozplątywać impf, rozplątać pf
• Portuguese: desembaraçar (pt)
• Spanish: desenredar (es), desenmarañar (es)