disentangle

Verb

release from entanglement of difficulty
extricate from entanglement
- "Can you disentangle the cord?"
free from involvement or entanglement
- "How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?"
separate the tangles of
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.
To unravel; to separate into discrete components or units.
To become free or untangled.

Examples

I had to disentangle him from his own shoelaces.

Origin / Etymology

From dis- + entangle.

Synonyms

comb, comb out, disembroil, disencumber, disinvolve, extricate, straighten out, unsnarl, untangle, unwind

Antonyms

entangle, snarl

Scrabble Score: 13

disentangle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
disentangle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
disentangle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

disentangle: valid Words With Friends Word