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untangle

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un⋅tan⋅gle

  [uhn-tang-guhl]
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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).
Origin:
1540–50; un- 2 + tangle
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un·tan·gle   (ŭn-tāng'gəl)   
tr.v.   un·tan·gled, un·tan·gling, un·tan·gles

  1. To free from a tangle; disentangle. See Synonyms at extricate.

  2. To straighten out (something puzzling or complicated); clarify or resolve.

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Word Origin & History

untangle 
1550, from un- (2) + tangle.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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