Hypertext Webster Gateway: "untangle"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Untangle \Un*tan"gle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tangle.]
To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to
resolve; as, to untangle thread.
Untangle but this cruel chain. --Prior.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
untangle
v 1: release from entanglement of difficulty; "i cannot extricate
myself from this task" [syn: {extricate}, {disentangle},
{disencumber}]
2: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or
threads of; "the sweater unravelled" [syn: {unravel}, {unknot},
{unscramble}, {unpick}] [ant: {ravel}, {ravel}]
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