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Disentangle vs Disband - What's the difference?

disentangle | disband |

As verbs the difference between disentangle and disband

is that disentangle is to free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot while disband is to break up or cause to cease to exist.

disentangle

English

Verb

(disentangl)
  • To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot
  • I had to disentangle him from his own shoelaces.
  • To unravel a mystery etc
  • To become free or untangled
  • disband

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break up or cause to cease to exist.
  • The president wanted to disband the scandal-plagued agency.
  • * Knolles
  • They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to his own dwelling.
  • (obsolete) To loose the bands of; to set free.
  • (obsolete) To divorce.
  • * Milton
  • And therefore she ought to be disbanded .

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