v., -gled, -gling, -gles.

v.tr.

1. To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free. See synonyms at extricate.
2. To clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel.

v.intr.

To become free of entanglement.

disentanglement dis'en·tan'gle·ment n.

verb

To free from an entanglement: clear, disengage, disinvolve, extricate, untangle. See free/unfree.

v

Definition: unwind, disconnect; solve
Antonyms: entangle, entwine, twist, wind

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The verb has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: release from entanglement of difficulty
  Synonyms: extricate, untangle, disencumber

Meaning #2: extricate from entanglement
  Synonyms: unsnarl, straighten out
  Antonym: entangle (meaning #2)

Meaning #3: free from involvement or entanglement
  Synonyms: disinvolve, disembroil

Meaning #4: separate the tangles of
  Synonym: unwind

Meaning #5: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
  Synonyms: comb, comb out

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - rede ud, befri
v. intr. - komme fri

Nederlands (Dutch)
ontrafelen, ontwarren, zich ontwarren

Français (French)
v. tr. - démêler, dénouer, débrouiller, (lit, fig) se dépêtrer de, se sortir de
v. intr. - se démêler

Deutsch (German)
v. - entwirren, befreien, herauslösen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ξεμπερδεύω/-ομαι, ξεμπλέκω, ξεδιαλύνω, διαχωρίζω

Italiano (Italian)
districare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desembaraçar

Русский (Russian)
разгадать, распутать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - descubrir, poner en claro, desenmarañar, desenredar
v. intr. - descubrir, poner en claro, desenmarañar, desenredar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - befria, reda ut sig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
解开, 松开, 解脱, 解开纠结

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解開, 鬆開
v. intr. - 解脫, 鬆開, 解開糾結

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (혼돈에서) 빠져 나오다, (분규에서) 빠지다
v. intr. - 풀리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …のもつれをほどく, 解放する, ほどける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحرر شخص أو شئ من من شئ ملتف حوله, يحرر الصوف أو خيط أو شعر من العقد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חילץ מהסבך, התיר, שיחרר‬
v. intr. - ‮השתחרר‬

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