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unsnarl

[uhn-snahrl]

verb (used with object)

to bring out of a snarled condition; disentangle.

Origin:
1545–55; un-² + snarl²

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unsnarl (ʌnˈsnɑːl)

—vb
	(tr) to free from a snarl or tangle

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