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disentangling

[dis-en-tang-guhl] Origin

dis·en·tan·gle

[dis-en-tang-guhl]
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -gled, -gling.
to free or become free from entanglement; untangle; extricate (often followed by from).

Origin:
1590–1600; dis-1 + entangle

dis·en·tan·gle·ment, noun
dis·en·tan·gler, noun


disembarrass, disencumber.

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Disentangling is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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disentangle
1590s, from dis- + entangle. Related: Disentangled.
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