entangle

[en-tang-guhl] Origin

en·tan·gle

[en-tang-guhl]
verb (used with object), en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling.
1.
to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine.
2.
to involve in or as in a tangle; ensnare; enmesh: to be entangled by intrigue.
3.
to involve in difficulties.
4.
to confuse or perplex.

Origin:
1530–40; en-1 + tangle

en·tan·gle·a·ble, adjective
en·tan·gled·ly, adverb
en·tan·gled·ness, noun
en·tan·gler, noun
en·tan·gling·ly, adverb
EXPAND
in·ter·en·tan·gle, verb (used with object), in·ter·en·tan·gled, in·ter·en·tan·gling.
un·en·tan·gle·a·ble, adjective
un·en·tan·gled, adjective
un·en·tan·gling, adjective
COLLAPSE


3. See involve. 4. bewilder.

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entangle (ɪnˈtæŋɡəl)
 
vb
1.  to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh
2.  to make tangled or twisted; snarl
3.  to make complicated; confuse
4.  to involve in difficulties; entrap
 
en'tangler
 
n

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entangle
1520s, from en- + tangled. Related: Entangled; entangling.
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