disentangle

• Démêler ou libérer quelque chose d'une situation enchevêtrée ou compliquée, ou séparer un élément d'un contexte complexe.

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.

   démêler physiquement

   • 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.

   Synonymesdisengageextricatefreeloosensmoothstraightenunravelunsnarluntangleunwind

   Antonymesenmeshensnareentangleknotsnarltangle

2. Resolve a complex situationC1formal

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

   Démêler une situation complexe

   • 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.

   Synonymesclarifyextricateresolvesimplifysort outunknotunraveluntangle

   Antonymescomplicateconfuseentangle