Meaning & use
disentangle
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To free something or someone from a tangled, complicated, or confused state.
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It took twenty minutes to disentangle the knotted fishing line.
The lawyer helped disentangle the couple's finances during the divorce proceedings.
A note on using this word
Used both literally, for physical knots, and figuratively, for complicated situations, relationships, or arguments.
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