untangle — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To remove tangles or knots from.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   disentangleunraveltangle

   Examples

   With gentle combing, untangle your hair.

2. To remove confusion or mystery from.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Figurative
   • Transitive

   Synonyms

   demystify

   Examples

   It took a while, but he finally untangled the problem.

Verb

1. release from entanglement of difficulty

   Synonyms

   extricatedisentangledisencumber

   Broader terms

   freedisengage

   Examples

   I cannot extricate myself from this task

2. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

   Synonyms

   unravelunknotunscrambleunpick

   Broader terms

   undo

   Examples

   unravel the thread