Entangle vs Untangle - What's the difference?
entangle | untangle |
To tangle; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make confused and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.
To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult; hence, metaphorically, to ensnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to entangle the feet in a net, or in briers.
To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
To remove tangles or knots.
(by extension) To remove confusion or mystery.
As verbs the difference between entangle and untangle
is that entangle is to tangle; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; to make confused and intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair while untangle is to remove tangles or knots.entangle
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(en-verb)Antonyms
* disentangleReferences
* *untangle
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Verb
(untangl)- With gentle combing, untangle your hair.
- It took awhile, but he finally untangled the problem.