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un·tan·gle
 untangle
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
taeng
g
l
part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
untangles, untangling, untangled |
definition 1: |
to free from a tangled or snarled condition.
Please help me untangle the telephone cord.- antonyms:
- entangle, tangle
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definition 2: |
to make clear; make order out of; straighten out.
The professor untangled the mystery of the missing monkey. |
related words: |
explain, penetrate |
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