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disentangle

verb

smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

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Word length
11
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
13

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verb

  1. smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

    “comb your hair before dinner”

verb

  1. extricate from entanglement

    “Can you disentangle the cord?”

verb

  1. separate the tangles of

verb

  1. release from entanglement of difficulty

    “I cannot extricate myself from this task”

verb

  1. free from involvement or entanglement

    “How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?”

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Example Sentences

comb your hair before dinner
comb the wool
Can you disentangle the cord?
I cannot extricate myself from this task
How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?

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