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en⋅tan⋅gle

  [en-tang-guhl]
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–verb (used with object), -gled, -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

Related forms:
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

Synonyms:
3. See involve. 4. bewilder.
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en·tan·gle   (ěn-tāng'gəl)   
tr.v.   en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles

  1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl.

  2. To complicate; confuse.

  3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. See Synonyms at catch.

en·tan'gle·ment n., en·tan'gler n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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