untangle

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb release from entanglement of difficulty
  2. verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

Etymology

From un- + tangle.

In classic literature

Synonyms

extricate, disentangle, disencumber

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