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disentangle

/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

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verb

/ˌdɪs.ɪnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, означающий освободить что-либо от запутанности или осложнений, или отделить что-либо от сложной ситуации.

A verb meaning to free something from tangles or complications, or to separate something from a complex situation.

  1. Untangle physicallyB2formal

    To free something from being twisted or caught in something else.

    ruРаспутать

    • She carefully disentangled the necklace from her hair.
    • He spent an hour disentangling the fishing line from the branches.
    • The rescue team worked to disentangle the deer from the fence.

    Synonymsdisengageextricatefreeloosensmoothstraightenunravelunsnarluntangleunwind

    Antonymsenmeshensnareentangleknotsnarltangle

  2. Resolve a complex situationC1formal

    To separate or free something from a complicated or confusing situation.

    ruРаспутать

    • The lawyer helped disentangle the legal issues in the contract.
    • It took months to disentangle the financial records.
    • They are trying to disentangle themselves from the partnership.

    Synonymsclarifyextricateresolvesimplifysort outunknotunraveluntangle

    Antonymscomplicateconfuseentangle

Forms
  • disentangled past participle
  • disentangled past simple
  • disentangling present participle
  • disentangles third person singular
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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