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un·tan·gle
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gəl
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verb (used with object),
-gled,
-gling.
1.
to bring out of a
tangled
state; disentangle; unsnarl.
2.
to straighten out or clear up (anything confused or perplexing).
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Origin:
1540–50;
un-
2
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tangle
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untangle
(ʌnˈtæŋɡ
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
to free from a tangled condition
2.
to free from perplexity or confusion
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untangle
1550, from
un-
(2) +
tangle
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