disentangle
verb
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Sense 1 verb
release from entanglement of difficulty
I cannot extricate myself from this task
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Sense 2 verb
extricate from entanglement
Can you disentangle the cord?
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Sense 3 verb
free from involvement or entanglement
How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs?
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Sense 4 verb
separate the tangles of
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Sense 5 verb
smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
comb your hair before dinner
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsnarling |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | disengage |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | mat |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsnarling |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | order |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | tease apart |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | ravel |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsnarling |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | discharge |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsnarling |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | undo |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | roll out |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | uncoil |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | combing |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | comb-out |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsnarling |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | comb |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | comb |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | neaten |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | slick down |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | fluff |