entangle

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

1. To twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl.
2. To complicate; confuse.
3. To involve in or as if in a tangle. See synonyms at catch.

entanglement en·tan'gle·ment n.
entangler en·tan'gler n.

verb

1. To twist together so that separation is difficult: ensnarl, foul, snarl², tangle. See order/disorder.
2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing: complicate, embarrass, involve, perplex, ravel, snarl², tangle. See simple/complex.

v

Definition: involve, mix up
Antonyms: disentangle, exclude, explain, untangle, untwist

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: entrap
  Synonym: mire

Meaning #2: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
  Synonyms: tangle, mat, snarl
  Antonym: disentangle (meaning #2)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indfiltre, fange, få til at filtre, rode ind, indvikle, komplicere, forkludre

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwarren, verstrikken, verwikkelen

Français (French)
v. tr. - enchevêtrer, empêcher, emmêler, (fig) entraîner, impliquer dans, mêler à, s'empêtrer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verwickeln, verfangen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εμπλέκω/-ομαι, περιπλέκω/-ομαι, ανακατεύω, μπλέκω (σε υπόθεση κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
ingarbugliare, impigliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - embaraçar, dificultar

Русский (Russian)
запутывать, впутывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - enredar, embrollar, enmarañar, intrincar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - trassla in, inveckla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使纠缠, 使混乱, 卷入

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使糾纏, 使混亂, 捲入

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 얽히게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - もつれさせる, 掛かり合いにする, 混乱させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتشابك‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיבך‬

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