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Disentangle vs Withdraw - What's the difference?

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Disentangle is a related term of withdraw.


In lang=en terms the difference between disentangle and withdraw

is that disentangle is to become free or untangled while withdraw is to be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc.

As verbs the difference between disentangle and withdraw

is that disentangle is to free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot while withdraw is to pull (something) back, aside, or away.

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

    • Related terms

    * tangle

    withdraw

    English

    Verb

  • To pull (something) back, aside, or away.
  • * Hooker
    • Impossible it is that God should withdraw his presence from anything.
  • To take back (a comment, etc).
    • to withdraw false charges
  • To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).
  • To extract (money from an account).
  • To retreat.
  • To be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc.
  • * 1994 , (Edward St Aubyn), Bad News , Picador 2006, p. 201:
    • Simon had tried to rob a bank while he was withdrawing , but he had been forced to surrender to the police after they had fired several volleys at him.