disentangle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disentangle	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for disentangle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disentangle v release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task" Synonym(s): extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?" Synonym(s): disentangle, unsnarl, straighten out Antonym(s): entangle, mat, snarl, tangle free from involvement or entanglement; "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?" Synonym(s): disinvolve, disembroil, disentangle separate the tangles of Synonym(s): unwind, disentangle smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" Synonym(s): comb, comb out, disentangle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disentangle \Dis`entan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disentangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disentangling}.] 1. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced; to reduce to orderly arrangement; to straighten out; as, to disentangle* a skein of yarn. 2. To extricate from complication and perplexity; disengage from embarrassing connection or intermixture; to disembroil; to set free; to separate. To disentangle truth from error. --Stewart. To extricate and disentangle themselves out of this labyrinth. --Clarendon. A mind free and disentangled from all corporeal mixtures. --Bp. Stillingfleet. Syn: To loose; extricate; disembarrass; disembroil; clear; evolve; disengage; separate; detach.