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verb
To remove or undo a snarl or tangle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: disentangle, unravel, feeze, tease out, unsnarl, untangle
Antonyms: snarl, enmesh, ensnare, ensnarl, entangle, foul, implicate, imply, involve, mat, ravel, tangle
verb
extricate from entanglement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: disentangle, straighten out
Antonyms: snarl
Broader terms: order
Narrower terms: tease, tease apart, loosen, ravel, unravel, ravel out
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English snarl English unsnarl From un- + snarl.
